The culture of secrecy : Britain 1832-1998 / David Vincent.

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Oxford : OUP, 1998.

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23682

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Official secrets -- History.

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- History.

Contents:

1. The problem of secrecy

2. Honourable secrecy, 1832-1870

3. The road to regulation, 1870-1911

4. Public knowledge, 1911-1945

5. Citizenship and secrecy, 1945-1972

6. Secrecy and reform, 1972-1989

7. The British way

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Includes bibliography and index.

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0198203071

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xii, 364 p.