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There’s Something Happening Here: The New Left, the Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence
David Cunningham
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Paperback. Examining the FBI's infamous counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) against suspected communists, civil rights and black power advocates, and antiwar activists, the author questions whether such actions were aberrations or are evidence of the bureau's ongoing mission to restrict citizens' right to engage in legal forms of political dissent. Num Pages: 382 pages, 8 line illustrations, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Using over twelve thousand previously classified documents made available through the Freedom of Information Act, David Cunningham uncovers the riveting inside story of the FBI's attempts to neutralize political targets on both the Right and the Left during the 1960s. Examining the FBI's infamous counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) against suspected communists, civil rights and black power advocates, Klan adherents, and antiwar activists, he questions whether such actions were aberrations or are evidence of the bureau's ongoing mission to restrict citizens' right to engage in legal forms of political dissent. At a time of heightened concerns about domestic security, with the FBI's ... Read more
Using over twelve thousand previously classified documents made available through the Freedom of Information Act, David Cunningham uncovers the riveting inside story of the FBI's attempts to neutralize political targets on both the Right and the Left during the 1960s. Examining the FBI's infamous counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) against suspected communists, civil rights and black power advocates, Klan adherents, and antiwar activists, he questions whether such actions were aberrations or are evidence of the bureau's ongoing mission to restrict citizens' right to engage in legal forms of political dissent. At a time of heightened concerns about domestic security, with the FBI's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520246652
SKU
V9780520246652
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About David Cunningham
David Cunningham is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.
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