The Resource Abuse of power : How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11, Athan G. Theoharis
Abuse of power : How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11, Athan G. Theoharis
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- Summary
- "Athan Theoharis, long a respected authority on surveillance and secrecy, established his reputation for meticulous scholarship with his work on the loyalty security program developed under Truman and McCarthy. In Abuse of Power, Theoharis continues his investigation of U.S. government surveillance and historicizes the 9/11 response. Criticizing the U.S. government's secret activities and policies during periods of "unprecedented crisis," he recounts how presidents and FBI officials exploited concerns about foreign-based internal security threats. Drawing on information sequestered until recently in FBI records, Theoharis shows how these secret activities in the World War II and Cold War eras expanded FBI surveillance powers and, in the process, eroded civil liberties without substantially advancing legitimate security interests. Passionately argued, this timely book speaks to the costs and consequences of still-secret post-9/11 surveillance programs and counterintelligence failures. Ultimately, Abuse of Power makes the case that the abusive surveillance policies of the Cold War years were repeated in the government's responses to the September 11 attacks." -- publisher's summary
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 212 pages
- Note
- "Theoharis has a long history of criticizing government security programs. No scholar has greater authority or a corpus of scholarship that is more highly respected. Abuse of Power is excellent, and it will immediately command attention?even from those who are only peripherally interested in the subject of surveillance and secrecy. What is distinctive and original about this book is that Theoharis so superbly historicizes the 9/11 response. His argument, essentially, is that the policies from the Roosevelt years were not only illegal but also ineffective in terms of preserving security. Thus, it is not surprising that they did not prevent 9/11." ?Richard Immerman, author of Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz -- back cover
- Contents
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- A new intelligence paradigm: surveillance and preventive detention
- A history of FBI wiretapping authority
- The politics of wiretapping
- A commitment to secrecy
- The limits of counterintelligence
- The politics of counterintelligence
- Ignoring the lessons of the Cold War
- Isbn
- 9781439906644
- Label
- Abuse of power : How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11
- Title
- Abuse of power
- Title remainder
- How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11
- Statement of responsibility
- Athan G. Theoharis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Athan Theoharis, long a respected authority on surveillance and secrecy, established his reputation for meticulous scholarship with his work on the loyalty security program developed under Truman and McCarthy. In Abuse of Power, Theoharis continues his investigation of U.S. government surveillance and historicizes the 9/11 response. Criticizing the U.S. government's secret activities and policies during periods of "unprecedented crisis," he recounts how presidents and FBI officials exploited concerns about foreign-based internal security threats. Drawing on information sequestered until recently in FBI records, Theoharis shows how these secret activities in the World War II and Cold War eras expanded FBI surveillance powers and, in the process, eroded civil liberties without substantially advancing legitimate security interests. Passionately argued, this timely book speaks to the costs and consequences of still-secret post-9/11 surveillance programs and counterintelligence failures. Ultimately, Abuse of Power makes the case that the abusive surveillance policies of the Cold War years were repeated in the government's responses to the September 11 attacks." -- publisher's summary
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Theoharis, Athan G
- Dewey number
- 363.325/16
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TK7882.E2
- LC item number
- T47 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Electronic surveillance
- Wiretapping
- Intelligence service
- Cold War
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
- Electronic surveillance
- Wiretapping
- Intelligence service
- Cold war
- September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
- USA; FBI
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Abuse of power : How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11, Athan G. Theoharis
- Note
- "Theoharis has a long history of criticizing government security programs. No scholar has greater authority or a corpus of scholarship that is more highly respected. Abuse of Power is excellent, and it will immediately command attention?even from those who are only peripherally interested in the subject of surveillance and secrecy. What is distinctive and original about this book is that Theoharis so superbly historicizes the 9/11 response. His argument, essentially, is that the policies from the Roosevelt years were not only illegal but also ineffective in terms of preserving security. Thus, it is not surprising that they did not prevent 9/11." ?Richard Immerman, author of Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz -- back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-199) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A new intelligence paradigm: surveillance and preventive detention -- A history of FBI wiretapping authority -- The politics of wiretapping -- A commitment to secrecy -- The limits of counterintelligence -- The politics of counterintelligence -- Ignoring the lessons of the Cold War
- Control code
- ocn664666258
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 212 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439906644
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2010042416
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)664666258
- Label
- Abuse of power : How Cold War surveillance and secrecy policy shaped the response to 9/11, Athan G. Theoharis
- Note
- "Theoharis has a long history of criticizing government security programs. No scholar has greater authority or a corpus of scholarship that is more highly respected. Abuse of Power is excellent, and it will immediately command attention?even from those who are only peripherally interested in the subject of surveillance and secrecy. What is distinctive and original about this book is that Theoharis so superbly historicizes the 9/11 response. His argument, essentially, is that the policies from the Roosevelt years were not only illegal but also ineffective in terms of preserving security. Thus, it is not surprising that they did not prevent 9/11." ?Richard Immerman, author of Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz -- back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-199) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A new intelligence paradigm: surveillance and preventive detention -- A history of FBI wiretapping authority -- The politics of wiretapping -- A commitment to secrecy -- The limits of counterintelligence -- The politics of counterintelligence -- Ignoring the lessons of the Cold War
- Control code
- ocn664666258
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 212 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439906644
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2010042416
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)664666258
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