| Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the Cia, Jcs, and Nsc Contributor(s): Zegart, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 080474131X ISBN-13: 9780804741316 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: " Based on voluminous historical materials, this book is a must-read for all serious students of the American foreign policy process." -- General Brent Scowcroft, Former National Security Advisor " Zegart' s incisive and revealing new book . . . convincingly argues that U.S. interests have been compromised . . . by the institutional design of national security agencies." -- Washington Monthly |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 327.127 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9.14" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Challenging the belief that national security agencies work well, this book asks what forces shaped the initial design of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council in ways that meant they were handicapped from birth. |