{"667356":{"#nid":"667356","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Macrackis\u2019 Final Books Published","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe final two books written by the late Professor Kristie Macrackis have been published.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMIT Press released \u003Cem\u003EEspionage\u003C\/em\u003E in February, followed by Georgetown University Press publication of \u003Cem\u003ENothing Is Beyond Our Reach\u003C\/em\u003E in April.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMacrackis, a noted scholar of espionage and spycraft in the School of History and Sociology, passed away in 2022.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEspionage \u003C\/em\u003Eprovides a \u201cconcise introduction to the history and methods of espionage\u201d from antiquity to current industrial espionage and technological surveillance, according to the publisher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262545020\/espionage\/\u0022\u003Eweb page for the book\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIn a refreshingly clear, concise manner, Kristie Macrakis guides readers through the shadowy world of espionage, from the language and practice of spycraft to its role in international politics, its bureaucratic underpinnings, and its transformation in light of modern technology,\u201d the publisher said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENothing Is Beyond Our Reach \u003C\/em\u003Eexplores the role of technology in expanding the reach of U.S. intelligences efforts, starting with the conception of \u201ctechno-spies\u201d in the 1950s during the Cold War. In the book, Macrackis also considers the dangers of relying on technological espionage and the consequences of collective massive amounts of data.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003Cem\u003ENothing Is Beyond Our Reach\u003C\/em\u003E investigates how America\u2019s technophiles inadvertently created a global espionage empire: one based on technology, not land,\u201d the publishers wrote on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/press.georgetown.edu\/Book\/Nothing-Is-Beyond-Our-Reach\u0022\u003Ebook\u2019s web page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMacrakis wrote three other single-authored books, \u003Cem\u003ESurviving the Swastika\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EScientific Research in Nazi Germany\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ESeduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi\u0027s Spy-Tech World\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EPrisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe also co-authored another book, \u003Cem\u003EScience Under Socialism, \u003C\/em\u003Eand co-edited a volume for Routledge, \u003Cem\u003EEast German Foreign Intelligence: Myth, Reality and Controversy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe books cap Macrackis\u0027 career as an eminent historian of espionage techniques and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The books cap Macrackis\u0027 career as an eminent historian of espionage techniques and technology."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-04-14 17:05:33","changed_gmt":"2023-05-30 21:18:59","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670901":{"id":"670901","type":"image","title":"Kristie Macrackis\u0027 final books","body":"\u003Cp\u003EKristie Macrackis\u0027 final books\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1685481419","gmt_created":"2023-05-30 21:16:59","changed":"1685481419","gmt_changed":"2023-05-30 21:16:59","alt":"Covers of Kristie Macrackis\u0027 final books","file":{"fid":"253866","name":"macrackis books.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/30\/macrackis%20books.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/30\/macrackis%20books.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":399054,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/05\/30\/macrackis%20books.jpg?itok=a6TViviw"}},"402281":{"id":"402281","type":"image","title":"Kristie Macrakis","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895122","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:02","alt":"Kristie Macrakis","file":{"fid":"75923","name":"kristiemacrakisweb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristiemacrakisweb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kristiemacrakisweb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":55636,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kristiemacrakisweb.jpg?itok=KFF7vSc4"}}},"media_ids":["670901","402281"],"related_links":[{"url":"entity:node\/663329","title":""}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}