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Venice's secret service /

Ioanna Iordanou traces the remarkable development of Venetian intelligence in the city-state system of Northern Italy, contesting that early-modern Venice was home of the world's first centrally-organized state intelligence service, setting a framework that has been instrumental in the creation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iordanou, Ioanna (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Intelligence service > Italy > Venice > History.
Venice (Italy) > History.
Venice (Italy) > Politics and government.
Service des renseignements > Italie > Venise > Histoire.
Venise (Italie) > Histoire.
Venise (Italie) > Administration.
Intelligence service
Politics and government
Italy > Venice
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Ioanna Iordanou traces the remarkable development of Venetian intelligence in the city-state system of Northern Italy, contesting that early-modern Venice was home of the world's first centrally-organized state intelligence service, setting a framework that has been instrumental in the creation of modern intelligence.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191833823 (ebook)
0191833827 (ebook)