### From Publishers Weekly *Starred Review.* Is the Central Intelligence Agency a bulwark of freedom against dangerous foes, or a malevolent conspiracy to spread American imperialism? A little of both, according to this absorbing study, but, the author concludes, it is mainly a reservoir of incompe
On the History of Ashes and Diamond
✍ Scribed by Jerzy R. Krzyżanowski
- Book ID
- 125037607
- Publisher
- American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 787 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0037-6752
- DOI
- 10.2307/306827
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