Henry Thomson, (2024), Who Watches the Watchers. Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 339 pp. presented by Mihaela TEODOR
Henry Thomson, (2024), Who Watches the Watchers. Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 339 pp. presented by Mihaela TEODOR
Author(s): Mihaela TEODORSubject(s): History, Comparative history, Political history
Published by: National Institute for Intelligence Studies
Keywords: book review; communist elites; secret police; authoritarian regimes;
Summary/Abstract: Book review. Henry Thomson, an accomplished political economist expert specializing in economic development and political transitions,published earlier in 2024, at Cambridge University Press its latest volume Who Watches the Watchers. Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe, which is a compelling exploration of the “guardianship dilemma in authoritarian regimes”, as other reviewers stated.
Journal: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 2(32)
- Page Range: 143-146
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
