| Description |
viii, 317 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Race and the character of the FBI -- Secret reconstruction, 1871-1905 -- Proud genesis, 1905-1909 -- Loss of mission, 1909-1924 -- The first age of reform, 1924-1939 -- Counterespionage and control, 1938-1945 -- The alienation of liberal America, 1924-1943 -- Gestapo fears and the intelligence schism, 1940-1975 -- Anachronism as myth and reality, 1945-1972 -- A crisis of American democracy, 1972-1975 -- Reform and its critics, 1975-1980 -- Mission regained, 1981-1993 -- Strife and slippage, 1993-2001 -- 9/11 and the quest for national unity. |
| Subject |
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780300119145 alkaline paper |
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0300119143 alkaline paper |
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