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The FBI and American democracy : a brief critical history
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The FBI and American democracy : a brief critical history

Author: Athan G Theoharis
Publisher: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 2004.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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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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