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J.Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime: An Historical Antidote
Athan Theoharis
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Description for J.Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime: An Historical Antidote
Hardcover. 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 direction."-Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Was J. Edgar Hoover a homosexual? And did organized-crime leaders, knowing this, blackmail the FBI director into leaving them alone? These charges won almost instant popular acceptance when they were aired in a sensational biography of Hoover in 1993. But Athan Theoharis, the foremost authority on Hoover and the FBI, here shows that the accusations are spurious-and not nearly as intriguing as Hoover's real attitudes toward sex and organized crime. Theoharis takes apart the argument for Hoover's homosexuality, then goes on to paint a chilling portrait of a moralistic bureaucrat who would not hesitate to use sex-related information against his ... Read more
Was J. Edgar Hoover a homosexual? And did organized-crime leaders, knowing this, blackmail the FBI director into leaving them alone? These charges won almost instant popular acceptance when they were aired in a sensational biography of Hoover in 1993. But Athan Theoharis, the foremost authority on Hoover and the FBI, here shows that the accusations are spurious-and not nearly as intriguing as Hoover's real attitudes toward sex and organized crime. Theoharis takes apart the argument for Hoover's homosexuality, then goes on to paint a chilling portrait of a moralistic bureaucrat who would not hesitate to use sex-related information against his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630719
SKU
V9781566630719
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About Athan Theoharis
Athan Theoharis is professor of history at Marquette University. His many books include The Boss, From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover, Spying on Americans, Beyond the Hiss Case, Seeds of Repression, and The Yalta Myths. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reviews for J.Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime: An Historical Antidote
Clever...the preeminent expert on FBI files deserves the gratitude of historians.
Richard Gid Powers
Journal of American History
Reliable...the definitive correction.
Times Literary Supplement
A trenchant deconstruction of much-ballyhooed revelations...Students of history and policy should pay heed.
Kirkus
Richard Gid Powers
Journal of American History
Reliable...the definitive correction.
Times Literary Supplement
A trenchant deconstruction of much-ballyhooed revelations...Students of history and policy should pay heed.
Kirkus