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

著者: Athan G Theoharis
出版商: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2004.
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"Athan Theoharis contends that a closer look at the historical record reveals a much less idealized and much more disturbing vision of the FBI and its impact on American society." "As Theoharis reveals, from its earliest days, FBI history has been marked by operational failures, overrated abilities, and the frequent use of highly suspect means - wiretaps, buggings, break-ins - that challenge the Constitution's  再读一些...
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附加的形体格式: Online version:
Theoharis, Athan G.
FBI & American democracy.
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2004
(OCoLC)654825746
材料类型: 互联网资源
文件类型: 书, 互联网资源
所有的著者/提供者: Athan G Theoharis
ISBN: 0700613455 9780700613458
OCLC号码: 58555626
描述: x, 195 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
内容: 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 anticommunism to law and order --
Scandal and limited reform --
A modern bureau and the politics of terrorism.
其他题名: FBI and American democracy
责任: Athan G. Theoharis.
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"Athan Theoharis contends that a closer look at the historical record reveals a much less idealized and much more disturbing vision of the FBI and its impact on American society." "As Theoharis reveals, from its earliest days, FBI history has been marked by operational failures, overrated abilities, and the frequent use of highly suspect means - wiretaps, buggings, break-ins - that challenge the Constitution's guarantee against illegal searches. The agency has also been known to gather and disseminate derogatory (and often untrue) information in an effort to discredit citizens whose views were seen as "dangerous." Most disturbing, it has drifted toward equating political dissent with genuine subversion, an approach with potentially grave consequences for free and open public discourse." "Throughout, Theoharis raises serious questions about the extralegal nature of the FBI's activities and its troubling implications for the rule of law in America, which threaten both civil liberties and democracy itself. Drawing deeply upon primary sources (including declassified documents), his work should help all Americans reevaluate the FBI and its proper role in our society."--BOOK JACKET.

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