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Autore |
Rodden John |
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Of G-Men and Eggheads : The FBI and the New York Intellectuals / / John Rodden |
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Urbana, Chicago, Springfield, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations |
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Soggetti |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism |
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century |
Cold War - Social aspects - United States |
Intelligence service - United States - History - 20th century |
Espionage - New York (State) - History - 20th century |
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Dissenters New York (State) New York Biography |
New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 20th century |
Intellectuals Political activity New York (State) New York History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: The Tradition of the New -- Intellectuals and Intelligence Services : The Partisan Review Writers under the Watchful Eye of the FBI -- An Unlikely Suspect : Lionel Trilling, Stalinist Fellow Traveler? -- From FBI Nose-Tweaker to CIA "Stooge" to LBJ's Nemesis : Dwight Macdonald, a "Critical (Un?)American" -- Wanted by the FBI? : Irving Horenstein, #7384A aka "Revolutionary Conspirator" Irving Howe -- Epilogue: The Orwellian Future? |
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"During the Cold War, dissent against U.S. international policy was looked upon as inherently suspicious. No one was more suspicious than outspoken left-leaning intellectuals, especially those who lived in Manhattan. For national security reasons, the federal government expended considerable resources surveilling men and women who |
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might harbor communist sympathies and exert influence over others. In this book, John Rodden reveals how the FBI and CIA kept track of three highly regarded New York intellectuals--Lionel Trilling, Dwight Macdonald, and Irving Howe"-- |
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