Athan George Theoharis was an American historian specializing in modern American history. His work focused on the period from the early 20th century to the present, with an emphasis on political and social history. Theoharis particularly explored themes such as civil rights, government intelligence agencies, and anti-communism. His approach was characterized by deep research and critical evaluation of historical events.
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.
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... číst celé