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“Trace of wear to dust jacket, in protective brodart sleeve”
Pages
176
Publication Date
1995-01-01
ISBN
9781566630719

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
ISBN-10
1566630711
ISBN-13
9781566630719
eBay Product ID (ePID)
967213

Product Key Features

Book Title
J. Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime : an Historical Antidote
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Human Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), United States / 20th Century, Law Enforcement, General, Organized Crime, Political
Publication Year
1995
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Athan Theoharis
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-036630
Reviews
A trenchant deconstruction of much-ballyhooed revelations...Students of history and policy should pay heed., "Clever...the preeminent expert on FBI files deserves the gratitude of historians." --Richard Gid Powers, Journal of American History "Reliable...the definitive correction." -- Times Literary Supplement "A trenchant deconstruction of much-ballyhooed revelations...Students of history and policy should pay heed." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
353.0074/092 B
Synopsis
The acknowledged authority on Hoover unravels the popular charges of his homosexuality and explains why the FBI director was so interested in sex-related information, and why he failed to combat organized crime. A meticulous account of the real excesses perpetrated by the FBI under Hoover's direction. --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Was J. Edgar Hoover a homosexual? And did organized-crime leaders, knowing this, blackmail the FBI director into leaving them alone? These charges won almost instant popular acceptance when they were aired in a sensational biography of Hoover in 1993. But Athan Theoharis, the foremost authority on Hoover and the FBI, here shows that the accusations are spurious-and not nearly as intriguing as Hoover's real attitudes toward sex and organized crime. Theoharis takes apart the argument for Hoover's homosexuality, then goes on to paint a chilling portrait of a moralistic bureaucrat who would not hesitate to use sex-related information against his political enemies-when it could not be traced to FBI investigations. Theoharis explains why the FBI's ineffectiveness in pursuing organized-crime leaders stemmed from the same political priorities that gave Hoover broad authority during the cold war years to use illegal investigative techniques and to focus on political activities. Punctuating his narrative with case materials from the FBI's secret files-on presidential candidates, senators, congressmen, artists and writers, college presidents, and others-Theoharis unravels the brilliantly devious means that Hoover used to accomplish his political ends. And he shows how they contributed to a culture of lawlessness within the FBI itself., Was J. Edgar Hoover a homosexual? And did organized-crime leaders, knowing this, blackmail the FBI director into leaving them alone? These charges won almost instant popular acceptance when they were aired in a sensational biography of Hoover in 1993. But Athan Theoharis, the foremost authority on Hoover and the FBI, here shows that the accusations are spurious--and not nearly as intriguing as Hoover's real attitudes toward sex and organized crime. Theoharis takes apart the argument for Hoover's homosexuality, then goes on to paint a chilling portrait of a moralistic bureaucrat who would not hesitate to use sex-related information against his political enemies--when it could not be traced to FBI investigations. Theoharis explains why the FBI's ineffectiveness in pursuing organized-crime leaders stemmed from the same political priorities that gave Hoover broad authority during the cold war years to use illegal investigative techniques and to focus on political activities. Punctuating his narrative with case materials from the FBI's secret files--on presidential candidates, senators, congressmen, artists and writers, college presidents, and others--Theoharis unravels the brilliantly devious means that Hoover used to accomplish his political ends. And he shows how they contributed to a culture of lawlessness within the FBI itself., The acknowledged authority on Hoover unravels the popular charges of his "homosexuality" and explains why the FBI director was so interested in sex-related information, and why he failed to combat organized crime. "A meticulous account of the real excesses perpetrated by the FBI under Hoover's direction."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
LC Classification Number
HV7911.H6T545 1995

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