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050 00 $aHV8144.F43$bT49 2004
082 00 $a363.25/0973$222
100 1 $aTheoharis, Athan G.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50010111
245 14 $aThe FBI and American democracy :$ba brief critical history /$cAthan G. Theoharis.
260 $aLawrence :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $ax, 195 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tThe early years : creation and proscribed growth -- $tWorld War I and the origins of political surveillance -- $tAbuse of power, retrenchment, and morality -- $tThe New Deal and a war on crime -- $tThe origins of FBI intelligence, the crisis of World War II -- $tThe early Cold War years : anticipating and curbing subversion -- $tPromoting McCarthyism - and morality (again) -- $tSecrecy and power - the undermining of accountability -- $tFrom anticommunism to law and order -- $tScandal and limited reform -- $tA modern bureau and the politics of terrorism.
520 1 $a"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.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bFederal Bureau of Investigation$xHistory.
650 0 $aIntelligence service$zUnited States$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008123952
650 0 $aInternal security$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aCriminal investigation$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aAbuse of administrative power$zUnited States$xHistory.
852 00 $bglx$hHV8144.F43$iT49 2004