Branding Hoover's FBI : how the boss's PR men sold the bureau to America /

"An extension of and complement to Matt Cecil's prize-winning Hoover's FBI and the Fourth Estate, this study is the first to explore the little-known lives and work of the FBI's Crime Records Section. For nearly 40 years under J. Edgar Hoover's heavy-handed leadership, hundr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cecil, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2016.
Subjects:
Hoover, J. Edgar > (John Edgar), > 1895-1972.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > History.
États-Unis. > Federal Bureau of Investigation > Histoire.
United States. > Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Public relations > United States > History.
Criminal investigation > United States > History.
Relations publiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Enquêtes criminelles > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Criminal investigation.
Public relations.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: Defining a â#x80;#x9C;Hoover Eraâ#x80;#x9D;; 1. From Corrupt to Indispensable; 2. The Networker; 3. Speaking with One Voice; 4. The Editor and the Professor; 5. Taming the Octopus; 6. The Heir Apparent; 7. An Empire in Decline; 8. The Fall; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

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