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The history thieves : secrets, lies and the shaping of a modern nation / Ian Cobain.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, England : Portobello Books, 2017Copyright date: ©2016Description: 342 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781846275852 (pbk.)
  • 1846275857 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. As successive governments have been selective about what they choose to share with the public, we have been left with a distorted and incomplete understanding not only of the workings of the state but of our nation's culture and its past.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 323.445 COB Available T00630745
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A revelatory book exposing the culture of concealment at the heart of the British government, from the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia .

Originally published: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then a culture of secrecy has flourished. As
successive governments have been selective about what they
choose to share with the public, we have been left with a
distorted and incomplete understanding not only of the workings of the state but of our nation's culture and its past.

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