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Spy capitalism : Itek and the CIA /

What happens when the world of venture capital collides with the world of espionage? To find the answer, Jonathan Lewis takes us inside the executive suite at Itek Corporation during the Cold War years from 1957 to 1965. Itek was manufacturing the world's most sophisticated satellite reconnaiss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Jonathan E., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • CONTENTS
  • 1 The Battlegreen Inn
  • 2 “You damned fool, now look what youâ€?ve gone and doneâ€?
  • 3 Corporation X
  • 4 Sputnik
  • 5 The Coffee Slurpers and the Front-Office Pros
  • 6 Into the Black
  • 7 Pugwash
  • 8 Bissell for Vice President
  • 9 Going Public
  • 10 “An excuse to sellâ€?
  • 11 “Friendly in the extremeâ€?
  • 12 “This is no group of long-haired scientistsâ€?
  • 13 “Then, Mr. Chairman, there will be warâ€?
  • 14 “I am today forming a new corporate management teamâ€?
  • 15 “We are probably going to have to bomb themâ€?
  • 16 Washington Troubles17 Fulcrum
  • 18 Brains into Gold
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index