Active Measures - The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Rid is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author most recently of the acclaimed Rise of the Machines (2016), a history of cybernetics. He testified on disinformation in front of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Klappentext This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contemporary internet troll farms. Vorwort This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contemporary internet troll farms Zusammenfassung This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contemporary internet troll farms.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Rid, Rid Thomas
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.08.2021
• EAN: 9781788160759
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-075-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, military history, Espionage & secret services, Military and defence strategy, Espionage and secret services