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Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark: Corporate and Police Spying on Activists
Eveline Lubbers
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Description for Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark: Corporate and Police Spying on Activists
Paperback. Exposes the covert attempts of corporations and government to infiltrate and spy on peaceful protest groups. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKVK; JPW; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2013* The exposure of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the eco-activist movement revealed how the state monitors and undermines political activism. This book shows the other grave threat to our political freedoms - undercover activities by corporations. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark documents how corporations are halting legitimate action and investigation by activists. Using exclusive access to previously confidential sources, Eveline Lubbers shows how companies such as Nestle, Shell and McDonalds use covert methods to evade accountability. She argues that corporate intelligence gathering has shifted from ... Read more
*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2013* The exposure of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the eco-activist movement revealed how the state monitors and undermines political activism. This book shows the other grave threat to our political freedoms - undercover activities by corporations. Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark documents how corporations are halting legitimate action and investigation by activists. Using exclusive access to previously confidential sources, Eveline Lubbers shows how companies such as Nestle, Shell and McDonalds use covert methods to evade accountability. She argues that corporate intelligence gathering has shifted from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
331g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745331850
SKU
V9780745331850
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About Eveline Lubbers
Eveline Lubbers is a Research Fellow at the University of Bath, and an independent investigator with SpinWatch and privacy advocates buro Jansen and Janssen. She is the contributing editor of Battling Big Business: Countering Greenwash, Front Groups and Other Forms of Corporate Bullying (2002).
Reviews for Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark: Corporate and Police Spying on Activists
'In this eye-opening volume Evelyn Lubbers opens up a new field of research. A must-read for anyone interested in grey policing, social movements, social reform and corporate intelligence behaviour'
Gary T. Marx, author of Undercover: Police Surveillance in America. 'Shines a timely and sharp light on the dark arts of serving and retired cops, spooks and squaddies who are ... Read more
Gary T. Marx, author of Undercover: Police Surveillance in America. 'Shines a timely and sharp light on the dark arts of serving and retired cops, spooks and squaddies who are ... Read more