ISBN: 9780029250600 - secrecy and power: the life of j. edgar hoover (20 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A well-researched biography about the public and private life of J. Edgar Hoover--former FBI director and America's most controversial law enforcer--that draws on previously unknown personal documents, a study of FBI files, and the presidential papers of nine administrations. Secrecy and Power is a full biography of former FBI director, covering all aspects of Hoover's controversial career from the Red Scare following World War I to the 1960s and his personal vendettas against Martin Luther King and the civil rights and antiwar movements.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. . Good dust jacket. Writing inside.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (police, government executives, biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Free Press, 1987. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Free Press, 1987. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new, price-clipped, with some shelf/edgewear.

Zustand: very good, good. Book Club Edition. 25 cm, 624, illus.

Zustand: fair to good, ex-lib., good. First Printing. 624, illus., notes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, rough spots ins bds where DJ has been pasted, ink name ins fr bd waviness to text (no pages stuck). In this biography of J. Edgar Hoover, the author assesses the devastating personal impact of Hoover's two great intelligence failures: Pearl Harbor and John F. Kennedy's assassination.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. very good(+). Illustrated. x + 624 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; scattered pencil markings in margins throughout. New York: Free Press, (1987). Very good in very good(+) dust wrapper.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 624 pages; Description: x, 624 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 591-605. Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Police - United States - Biography. Government executives - United States - Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 624pp. Corners lightly bumped, near fine in a very good dust jacket with tape repaired spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing. x, [2], 624, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Slight soiling to fore-edge, rear DJ slightly soiled, some wear to DJ edges. Richard Gid Powers is a well-known author of historical and biographical studies: a New York Times front-page reviewed biography of J. Edgar Hoover, a history of the FBI, a history of the FBI in popular culture, and a history of American anticommunism. He is frequently featured in news commentary and documentaries on the FBI. His last book was a religious thriller The Mystery of the Trinity, a hunt for the murders of Bishop (now Saint) Oscar Romero in El Salvador, with chases through Mt. Athos (Greece), Paris, El Salvador, Miami, and in and under St. Patrick's Cathedral. His next book is a thriller set in the world of art, Strangers in My Mind (where J. Edgar Hoover also makes an appearance). He taught at the City University Of New York, College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center from 1971-2018, as a Professor of History and American Studies and director of Freshman CORE Program. His book Secrecy and Power was a Main Selection of the History Book Club and a Book-of-the-Month Club Dividend Selection. Derived from a Kirkus review: Powers' previous book dealt with the longtime FBI chief from a specific angle: G-Men: Hoover's FBI in American Popular Culture. Here, drawing on many and varied interviews and an exhaustive search through FBI and presidential files (100 pages of endnotes append the book), Powers offers a superbly rendered and--importantly--a balanced presentation of the full spectrum of Hoover's life and influence. The author's approach here is sociological, seeing as the driving motive in Hoover's life a rigorous preservation of small-town values. A sheltered childhood spent in Washington, D.C.'s, Seward Square inculcated in Hoover a Puritan ethic which he transferred easily to the Justice Dept. in 1917. Winning favor through long hours and a willingness to speak his mind--ironic given his later refusal to brook opposition--and lionized by the press for his post-WW I suppression of the budding American Communist Party, Hoover rose meteorically to become Director of the FBI by 1924, at age 29. For the next 40 years, he enjoyed an astounding popularity (partly because of clever media manipulation), with his many triumphs--the capture of Dillinger, the penetration of fifth columnists during WW II, the KKK in the 60's, the molding of the Bureau into a premier intelligence and enforcement agency, etc.--thrilling the American public and outweighing his two major failures, explored here in full: Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination. Powers treats Hoover's gradual fossilization and the well-publicized tyrannies of his later years in depth, emphasizing souring relationships with Presidents. Within this dramatic tale of power gained and hoarded at highest levels is woven the subplot of Hoover's personal life. An excellent biography; a penetrating portrayal of the use and abuse of power, for good and evil.…

Gr.-8°. Orig.-Pappband. 624 S. mit Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1800.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 624 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.