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UNINA9910463310003321 |
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Autore |
Weinstein Allen |
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Titolo |
Perjury : the Hiss-Chambers case / / Allen Weinstein |
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Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1459 p.) |
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Collana |
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Hoover Institution Press Publication ; ; Number 567 |
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Soggetti |
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Communism - United States - History |
Subversive activities - United States - History |
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) - United States |
Trials (Perjury) - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cover; Praise for Perjury; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Origins; I. HUAC: A Month of Headlines; II. Alger and Whittaker: The Crucible of Family; III. The Un-Secret Agent; IV. The Ware Group and the New Deal; Part Two: Espionage; V. Perjury: A Question of Documents; VI. The Dual Life; VII. Spies and Bureaucrats: The Stolen Documents; Part Three: Concealment; VIII. Perjury: A Question of Candor; IX. The Defection of "Karl"; X. Alger and Whittaker: The Forging of Careers; Photo Section; Part Four: Disclosure |
XI. Rumors and Whispers: The Pursuit of EvidenceXII. Deadlock: The First Trial; XIII. Conviction: The Second Trial; Part Five: Consequences; XIV. Cold War Iconography I: Alger Hiss as Myth and Symbol; XV. Alger and Whittaker: The Vigil and the Death Watch; XVI. Cold War Iconography II: From Watergate to Red Square; Part Six: Memory; XVII. The Hiss Labyrinth: Six Profiles; Appendix: "Forgery by Typewriter": The Pursuit of Conspiracy, 1948-1997; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index; Credits for photographs |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When the Hiss-Chambers case first burst on the scene in 1948, its main characters and events seemed more appropriate to spy fiction |
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