{"product_id":"9781399543668","title":"Beyond States and Spies : The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector by Lewis Sage-Passant","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 30\/04\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars have long viewed intelligence as the preserve of nation states. Where the term `private sector intelligence' is used, the focus has been overwhelmingly on government contractors. As such, a crucial aspect of intelligence power has been overlooked: the use of intelligence by corporations to navigate and influence the world. Where there has been academic scrutiny of the field, it is seen as a post-9\/11 phenomenon, and that a state monopoly of intelligence has been eroded.   Beyond States and Spies demonstrates - through original research - that such a monopoly never existed. Private sector intelligence is at least as old as the organised intelligence activities of the nation state. The book offers a comparative examination of private and public intelligence, and makes a compelling case for understanding the dangers posed by unregulated intelligence in private hands. Overall, this casts new light on a hitherto under investigated academic space. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368799056245,"sku":"9781399543668","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399543668.jpg?v=1764610937","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781399543668","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}