Liberals and j. edgar hoover, the: rise and fall of a domestic intelligence state
Auteur :
Keller, William W.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691635835
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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