Isbn: 9780877225324 - the boss: j. edgar hoover and the great american inquisition (32 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. In 1925 J. Edgar Hoover secretly began to maintain in his own office the "Obscene File"and two other files which were kept separate from the FBIas central records system and which recorded accounts of sexual activities and damaging personal information on dissident activists, prominent leaders and personalities, even Presidents and First Ladies. In addition, Hoover had his aides keep "summary memoranda" on members of Congress reporting on their "subversive activities" and "immoral conduct." He also had aides create office files in which memoranda labeled "Do Not File" itemized illegal break-ins by agents authorized by Hoover; these "files" were also kept apart from the Bureauas central records and were regularly destroyed. Having cracked Hooveras secret filing systems, Athan G. Theoharis and John Stuart Cox present with unprecedented accuracy and comprehensive primary evidence the definitive biography of J. Edgar Hoover, the man who was the FBI for 48 years. The Boss draws on previously unknown and extremely sensitive Bureau files as well as interviews with Hoover family members, agents, politicians, and "targets" of FBI investigations to reveal the man, the administrator, and the power-monger who manipulated American politics for half a century. Although many relevant records were destroyed, the authors obtained access to office files maintained by Hoover and two of his key aides, Clyde Tolson and Louis Nichols, in addition to other sensitive records, such as the break-in file, index for authorized wire-taps and bugs, Hooveras directives to heads of FBI field offices and agents, and files pertaining to prominent personalities including Eleanor Roosevelt, John and Robert Kennedy, Attorneys General Harlan Stone and Homer Cummings. Throughout his tenure in office, Hoover promoted a positive image of G-men as efficient, professional, and apolitical. His own public persona is so well-known as to be a staple of the nationas mythology, It was, however, his personal zealotry against radical dissent (broadly defined) that motivated the Bureauas operations. His files reveal that more than Senator Joseph McCarthy, Hoover was instrumental in creating the anti-Communist paranoia that was called McCarthyism, but, the authors suggest, would have been more accurately named Hooverism. Under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI kept 25 million personal filesthat is, approximately one for every ten Americans. Author note: Athan G. Theoharis, Professor of History at Marquette University, is the author and editor of many books, including Beyond the Hiss Case and Spying on Americans (both published by Temple). John Stuart Cox is a freelance writer.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. In 1925 J. Edgar Hoover secretly began to maintain in his own office the "Obscene File"and two other files which were kept separate from the FBIas central records system and which recorded accounts of sexual activities and damaging personal information on dissident activists, prominent leaders and personalities, even Presidents and First Ladies. In addition, Hoover had his aides keep "summary memoranda" on members of Congress reporting on their "subversive activities" and "immoral conduct." He also had aides create office files in which memoranda labeled "Do Not File" itemized illegal break-ins by agents authorized by Hoover; these "files" were also kept apart from the Bureauas central records and were regularly destroyed. Having cracked Hooveras secret filing systems, Athan G. Theoharis and John Stuart Cox present with unprecedented accuracy and comprehensive primary evidence the definitive biography of J. Edgar Hoover, the man who was the FBI for 48 years. The Boss draws on previously unknown and extremely sensitive Bureau files as well as interviews with Hoover family members, agents, politicians, and "targets" of FBI investigations to reveal the man, the administrator, and the power-monger who manipulated American politics for half a century. Although many relevant records were destroyed, the authors obtained access to office files maintained by Hoover and two of his key aides, Clyde Tolson and Louis Nichols, in addition to other sensitive records, such as the break-in file, index for authorized wire-taps and bugs, Hooveras directives to heads of FBI field offices and agents, and files pertaining to prominent personalities including Eleanor Roosevelt, John and Robert Kennedy, Attorneys General Harlan Stone and Homer Cummings. Throughout his tenure in office, Hoover promoted a positive image of G-men as efficient, professional, and apolitical. His own public persona is so well-known as to be a staple of the nationas mythology, It was, however, his personal zealotry against radical dissent (broadly defined) that motivated the Bureauas operations. His files reveal that more than Senator Joseph McCarthy, Hoover was instrumental in creating the anti-Communist paranoia that was called McCarthyism, but, the authors suggest, would have been more accurately named Hooverism. Under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI kept 25 million personal filesthat is, approximately one for every ten Americans. Author note: Athan G. Theoharis, Professor of History at Marquette University, is the author and editor of many books, including Beyond the Hiss Case and Spying on Americans (both published by Temple). John Stuart Cox is a freelance writer.…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Temple University Press April 1988 489 pages. black cloth boards moderately soiled. corners lightly bumped.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. 6.25 X 1.5 X 9.5 inches; 489 pages; B&W illustrations. Few very minor stains on the exterior edges of textblock. Minor fading and minor shelf wear on DJ, a couple of very tiny tears. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 489 pages : illustrations ; 24cm. Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) (1895-1972). Presidents, United States ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

black cl. 8vo. dw. fine cond. lst ed. xiv+489p.aft. notes. index. communism. espionage. cold war. american history. treason. politics. biography. FBI. law enforcement.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Sticker to rear pastedown and light wear to jacket at inner flap lower edge. No other notable flaws, very good condition throughout. AD. Used.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 489 pages : illustrations ; 24cm. Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) (1895-1972). Presidents, United States ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy with publisher's loose ephemera inserted.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 489 pages; Description: xiv, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Police --United States --Biography. Government executives --United States --Biography. Subversive activities --United States. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy with publisher's loose ephemera inserted.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 489 pages; Description: xiv, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Police --United States --Biography. Government executives --United States --Biography. Subversive activities --United States. 1 Kg. …

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good in Dustjacket. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Philadelphia. 1988. Temple University Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 087722532x. 489 pages. hardcover. keywords: FBI Politics History. DESCRIPTION - A biography in which the authors drew on new and highly sensitive evidence to create a shocking portrait of the man who headed the FBI for 48 years. In 1925 'the Boss' opened 'obscene' files to record damaging personal and sexual information on a host of prominent American figures: from the Roosevelts to the Kennedys no-one was excluded. He used these files ruthlessly and, in the process, transformed the FBI from a small government agency into one of America's most powerful institutions. On the surface Hoover appeared an administrative genius - efficient, professional and apolitical: few knew how he operated behind the scenes, to the extent that the authors suggest McCarthyism would have been more accurately named Hooverism. Drawing on secret files, they discovered records of break-ins, phone-tappings, orders for buggings, as well as information on some of America's most public figures. And, in a series of interviews with members of Hoover's family, as well as politicians, FBI agents and even some of Hoover's targets, an extraordinary portrait emerges of a man with an insatiable thirst for power who manipulated American politics for nearly half a century. inventory #23067.…

hardcover with dustjacket. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. In 1925 J. Edgar Hoover secretly began to maintain an "Obscene File" in the FBI laboratory and two other files in his office that were kept separate from the FBI's central record system and that recorded accounts of sexual activities and damaging personal information on dissident activists, prominent leaders and personalities, even presidents and first ladies. 489 pages with index. Dust jacket is Near Fine with only slight wear and a small closed tear on the spine. Book is in Fine condition. Nf/F. ; Standard Book Size.; 489 pages.…

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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Condition Notes: Small nick to the head of both dust wrapper panel. Sparse age-spotting to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9¼" x 6¼" (1.4 kg); pp (xiv) 489; Index; Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202545 ||.…

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