Academic Calendar 2019/2020 - Spooks: the Rise of the Secret Security State in the 20th Century

HIST 3526  Spooks: the Rise of the Secret Security State in the 20th Century

Prerequisites:

Twelve credits of History with at least 3 credits at the 2000-level; or any 54 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

HIST 3116 if taken in 2014 or 2015

Hours:

Three hours per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students examine the history of the rise of the Secret Security State from its modern foundations in the Great War to the post-Cold War era. The course features a close study of British, American and Soviet experiences and students consider questions about the relationship between increasing state power and the role of secrecy in democratic and authoritarian societies.