The Watchers by Roger Boyes - ISBN: 9781805266662
Hardcover
Global surveillance: the chilling, enduring story of the modern police state.
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The Watchers

How the Secret Police Shape the Future

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  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    10 December 2026

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Summary

A chilling global investigation into how modern surveillance states are built and why they endure-from a journalist once spied upon in Cold War Europe.

How much freedom must we surrender to feel safe? Is China’s all-round AI-enhanced surveillance becoming a model for other countries? Could cascading fears about failing states and welfare systems steer citizens towards accepting repressive measures, even in well-established democracies?

The Watchers is a timely, indispensable a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781805266662
ISBN-10:1805266667
Author:Roger Boyes
Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:10 December 2026
Dimensions:5486mm x 138mm
About The Author

Roger Boyes

Roger Boyes is Diplomatic Editor of The Times. A foreign correspondent for almost fifty years, he writes a widely read weekly column on geopolitics, as well as analyses and leaders on international affairs. He is also the author of twelve books.

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