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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Athan G Theoharis |
| ISBN: | 0700613455 9780700613458 |
| OCLC Number: | 58555626 |
| Description: | 224 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The early years : creation and proscribed growth -- World War I and the origins of political surveillance -- Abuse of power, retrenchment, and morality -- The New Deal and a war on crime -- The origins of FBI intelligence, the crisis of World War II -- The early Cold War years : anticipating and curbing subversion -- Promoting Mccarthyism-and morality (again) -- Secrecy and power : the undermining of accountability -- From anti-communism to law and order -- Scandal and limited reform -- A modern bureau and the politics of terrorism. |
| Responsibility: | Athan Theoharis. |
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