An edition of The FBI
(2007)
The FBI
a history
by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
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This fast-paced account of the history of the FBI presents the first balanced and complete portrait of the powerful and oft-criticized institution. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones offers a new take on the origins and mission of the bureau, the significance of J. Edgar Hoover’s term as director, the bureau’s pre-emptive anti-terrorist capabilities before and after 9/11, and more.
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The FBI: A History
September 28, 2007, Yale University Press
Hardcover
in English
0300119143 9780300119145
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Table of Contents
Race and the character of the FBI
Secret reconstruction, 1871-1905
Proud genesis, 1905-1909
Loss of mission, 1909-1924
The first age of reform, 1924-1939
Counterespionage and control, 1938-1945
The alienation of liberal America, 1924-1943
Gestapo fears and the intelligence schism, 1940-1975
Anachronism as myth and reality, 1945-1972
A crisis of American democracy, 1972-1975
Reform and its critics, 1975-1980
Mission regained, 1981-1993
Strife and slippage, 1993-2001
9/11 and the quest for national unity.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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