Whistleblowers : honesty in America from Washington to Trump /

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A magisterial exploration of whistleblowing in America, from the Revolutionary War to the Trump era. Misconduct by those in high places is always dangerous to reveal. Whistleblowers thus face conflicting impulses: by challenging and exposing transgressions by the powerful, they perform a vital publi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stanger, Allison (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Whistle blowing > United States > History.
Leaks (Disclosure of information) > United States > History.
Political corruption > United States > History.
Alerte professionnelle > États-Unis > Histoire.
Fuites (Divulgation d'informations) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Corruption (Politique) > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Political corruption
Leaks (Disclosure of information)
Honesty
Politics and government
Whistle blowing
United States > Politics and government > Miscellanea.
United States
Trivia and miscellanea
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The paradox
  • Part I. From the revolution to 9/11. Truths ; Corruption ; Treason ; Business
  • Part II. The Internet age. Secrecy ; Surveillance ; Snowden ; Malevolence
  • Conclusion : Why America needs whistleblowers.

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