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

by William W. Keller

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691077932

ISBN13:9780691077932

Release Date:March 1989

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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Americas Conservatism & Liberalism History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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