Book
Secret service : political policing in Canada : from the Fenians to fortress America / Reg Whitaker, Gregory S. Kealey, and Andrew Parnaby.
Summary:
"Secret Service provides the first comprehensive history of political policing in Canada – from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century, through two world wars and the Cold War to the more recent 'war on terror.' This book reveals the extent, focus, and politics of government-sponsored surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802007520 (bound)
- ISBN: 080200752X (bound)
- ISBN: 9780802078018 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 080207801X (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 687 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Intelligence service > History > Canada
Police > Political aspects > Canada > History.
Intelligence service > Canada > History.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | HV 8157 Whi (Text) | 36970000911919 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
Reginald Whitaker is a professor of Political Science, York University. Gregory S. Kealey is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick. He is the editor of University of Toronto Press’s Canadian Social History Series and former president of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Andrew Parnaby is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Cape Breton University.