{"product_id":"9780300260168","title":"A Spy Amongst Us : Daniel Defoe's Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England � In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst-the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent.    � Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow spies as they sabotaged the Scottish independence movement from the inside. Together they disseminated propaganda and built a network of operatives from London to the upper Highlands, providing the English government with up-to-the-minute intelligence and monitoring its adversaries' every move.    � Through the lives of Defoe and his ring, their handlers, and opponents, Mierowsky guides us through this shadowy underworld of espionage and propaganda-revealing a disturbing and distinctly modern political campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55365520720206,"sku":"9780300260168","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9780300260168","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}