The age of surveillance: The aims and methods of America's political intelligence system by Frank J Donner - 1980

Random House (NY), 1980. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A., 1980. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A., 1980. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Dust jacket is protected by mylar. Boards have shelf wear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover. Good/good. 8vo, 554 pages. Black boards with gilt accents. Second printing. Firm binding; no loose pages. Red marks along top edge at spine and a small smudge on bottom edge. Lightly tanned pages; no other writing or marks observed. Price-clipped dust jacket with chips and small tears. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394402987 . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition (stated). Large 8vo. xvi,532pp, Index, Selected Bibliography, Notes. Hardcover. Book in fine condition, owner's name boldly penned on blank leaf opposite the title page; dj very good (price-clipped, short tear). After exhaustive research, Donner concludes that "the institutionalization of surveillance" was "'a mode of governance', a self-perpetuating system of political control" (dj). The author places at the forefront of his study the FBI and its Director, J. Edgar Hoover. ISBN 0394402987 ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 532 pages .

New York: Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. fair/fair. 25 cm, 554 pages appendices, notes, former owner's embossed seal cut from title page/verso, marginal line in ink noted on one page only. From Wikipedia: "Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting them. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, or interception of electronically transmitted information (such as Internet traffic or phone calls); and it can include simple, relatively no- or low-technology methods such as human intelligence agents and postal interception. Surveillance is used by governments for intelligence gathering, the prevention of crime, the protection of a process, person, group or object, or for the investigation of crime. It is also used by criminal organizations to plan and commit crimes such as robbery and kidnapping, and by businesses to… Read More