Of G-Men and Eggheads : The FBI and the New York Intellectuals / / John Rodden
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| Autore: |
Rodden John
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| Titolo: |
Of G-Men and Eggheads : The FBI and the New York Intellectuals / / John Rodden
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| Pubblicazione: | Urbana, Chicago, Springfield, [Illinois] : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2017 |
| ©2017 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 974.71043 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Classificazione: | HIS036060POL005000 |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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? |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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 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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Of G-Men and Eggheads |
| ISBN: | 0-252-09890-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910164955603321 |
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