Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed in Counterintelligence but Promoted the Politics of Mccarthyism in the Cold War Years

Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed in Counterintelligence but Promoted the Politics of Mccarthyism in the Cold War Years

by Athan Theoharis (Author)

Synopsis

Based on research of FBI files, this text uncovers the FBI's role in espionage cases of the Cold War years. It shows how secrecy immunized FBI operations from critical scrutiny and enabled FBI officials to mask their counterintelligence failures while promoting a politics of McCarthysim.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
Published: 21 Jan 2002

ISBN 10: 1566634202
ISBN 13: 9781566634205