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Hoover's FBI and the Fourth Estate : The Campaign to Control the Press and the Bureau's Image

The complete history of the covert and sophisticated efforts of Hoover's FBI to promote a positive image and to immunize the FBI from legitimate criticisms of its abusive practices; offers a primer for our time--highlighting the dangers to civil liberties and democratic values posed by secretiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cecil, Matthew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Press of Kansas, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The complete history of the covert and sophisticated efforts of Hoover's FBI to promote a positive image and to immunize the FBI from legitimate criticisms of its abusive practices; offers a primer for our time--highlighting the dangers to civil liberties and democratic values posed by secretive and effectively unaccountable intelligence agencies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9780700619832