The Liberals and J. Edgar Hoover: Rise and Fall of a Domestic Intelligence State.

Langue : anglais

Edité par Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1989

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First Edition (1989), unstated in accordance with Princeton University Press' customary practice at the time of publication. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to the head of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-pprotected. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 x 0.8 inches). xiii, 215 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. Grey cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback with DJ. In the super-heated anticommunist politics of the early Cold War period, American liberals turned to the FBI. With the Communist party to the left of them and McCarthyism to the right, liberal leaders saw the Bureau as the only legitimate instrument to define and protect the internal security interests of the state. McCarthyism provided ample proof of the dangers of security by congressional investigation. In response, liberals delegated extensive powers to J. Edgar Hoover--creating a domestic intelligence capacity that circumvented constitutional and legal controls. identifies a tension between liberalism and the security of the state that can never be fully resolved, and analyzes the exact mechanisms through which liberals and liberal government came to tolerate and even venerate an authoritarian state presence in their midst. First Edition (1989), unstated in accordance with Princeton University Press' customary practice at the time of publication.…

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Titre
The Liberals and J. Edgar Hoover: Rise and Fall of a Domestic Intelligence State.
Auteur
William W. Keller.
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Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Année de publication
1989
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anglais
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0691077932
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9780691077932
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