2007, ISBN: 9780814210611

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st, 1st) Large, very thick, heavy book, dark blue spine, very bright gilt lettering on spine,… Mehr…

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st, 1st) Large, very thick, heavy book, dark blue spine, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 588 pages including glossy photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar, a close-up photo of uniform on front, light green background to spine and back, photo of soldiers and praise on back from Hampton Sides, John W. Dower and others. DJ and book, both As New., Viking Press, 2005, 5, London : Century, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 477 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims, geneal tables, maps, ports ; 29 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 460-469. - Includes index. Summary; A history of Russia from its beginnings in the 6th century AD to the 1917 Revolution and the birth of the Soviet State, the era of Stalin and the dawning of Glasnost in the 1980s. It uses chronicles etched on parchment in distant monasteries, the hidden wisdoms of folksongs, private letters from refugees, conversations and notes from writers, actors, musicians, bringing Russian culture from the past into the realities of the 20th century. The people themselves speak out and tell their story. Alongside the story itself, illustrated essays by historians unravel the political and social background of this land: the mysterious origins of the Slavic people, the horrors of serfdom, the Orthodox Church, the quiet plays of Chekhov set in the plains of the Russian countryside, the brutality of the pogroms and the dawning of Glasnost. Subjects; History. Russia - History. USSR. Soviet Union - History. Russia, - history. Cultural studies ; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland). Genre; Illustrated., London : Century, 1990, 0, Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine; as new. No jacket, presumably as issued.. Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 179-192) and index. "In this manuscript, Douglas M. Charles reveals how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover catered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political interests. Between 1939 and 1945, the Federal Bureau of Investigation monitored the political activities of President Roosevelt's anti-interventionist foreign policy critics. Hoover, whose position as FBI director was tenuous within the left-of-center Roosevelt administration, catered to the president's political and policy interests in order to preserve his position and to expand FBI authority. In his pragmatic effort to service administration political goals, Hoover employed illegal wiretaps and informers, collected derogatory information, conducted investigations that had the potential to discredit the anti-interventionists, forwarded political intelligence to administration officials, and coordinated some activity with British intelligence. This all occurred within a crisis atmosphere created with the onset of the Second World War, and it was this political dynamic that permitted Hoover to successfully cultivate his relationship with President Roosevelt. In the process, the administration's otherwise legitimate foreign policy opposition - regarded by some as subversive - had their civil liberties violated through intensive FBI scrutiny of their political dissent. Moreover, the FBI's surveillance marks the origins of the FBI's role in the later national security state. Among the targets examined in this book are Charles Lindbergh, the America First Committee, notable anti-interventionist senators and congressmen, the anti-interventionist press, and other prominent individuals who advocated American isolation from foreign war."— Publisher. / Contents: Introduction -- Background -- Beginnings : war, phony war, and election, 1939-40 -- Intensification : the lend-lease debate, America First, and its allies, December 1940 to summer 1941 -- Focus : from great debate stalemate to wartime probe, mid-1941 to summer 1942 -- Retribution : the FBI and the Victory Program leak, 4 December 1941 to mid-1942 -- Blossoming of the domestic security state, November 1941 to March 1942 -- Conclusion. / World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Dissenters -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Neutrality -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- États-Unis. Dissidents -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. Dissenters -- Government policy. Intelligence service. Internal security. Neutrality. Außenpolitik Weltkrieg Geheimdienst -- Isolationismus -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Innere Sicherheit -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Weltkrieg II -- USA. Isolationismus -- Geheimdienst -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Aussenpolitik., Ohio State University Press, 2007, 5<

2007, ISBN: 0814210619

[EAN: 9780814210611], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Ohio State University Press, Columbus], Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical refe… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780814210611], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Ohio State University Press, Columbus], Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 179-192) and index. "In this manuscript, Douglas M. Charles reveals how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover catered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political interests. Between 1939 and 1945, the Federal Bureau of Investigation monitored the political activities of President Roosevelt's anti-interventionist foreign policy critics. Hoover, whose position as FBI director was tenuous within the left-of-center Roosevelt administration, catered to the president's political and policy interests in order to preserve his position and to expand FBI authority. In his pragmatic effort to service administration political goals, Hoover employed illegal wiretaps and informers, collected derogatory information, conducted investigations that had the potential to discredit the anti-interventionists, forwarded political intelligence to administration officials, and coordinated some activity with British intelligence. This all occurred within a crisis atmosphere created with the onset of the Second World War, and it was this political dynamic that permitted Hoover to successfully cultivate his relationship with President Roosevelt. In the process, the administration's otherwise legitimate foreign policy opposition - regarded by some as subversive - had their civil liberties violated through intensive FBI scrutiny of their political dissent. Moreover, the FBI's surveillance marks the origins of the FBI's role in the later national security state. Among the targets examined in this book are Charles Lindbergh, the America First Committee, notable anti-interventionist senators and congressmen, the anti-interventionist press, and other prominent individuals who advocated American isolation from foreign war."â€" Publisher. / Contents: Introduction -- Background -- Beginnings : war, phony war, and election, 1939-40 -- Intensification : the lend-lease debate, America First, and its allies, December 1940 to summer 1941 -- Focus : from great debate stalemate to wartime probe, mid-1941 to summer 1942 -- Retribution : the FBI and the Victory Program leak, 4 December 1941 to mid-1942 -- Blossoming of the domestic security state, November 1941 to March 1942 -- Conclusion. / World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Dissenters -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Neutrality -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- États-Unis. Dissidents -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. Dissenters -- Government policy. Intelligence service. Internal security. Neutrality. Außenpolitik Weltkrieg Geheimdienst -- Isolationismus -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Innere Sicherheit -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Weltkrieg II -- USA. Isolationismus -- Geheimdienst -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Aussenpolitik. Fine; as new. No jacket, presumably as issued., Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780814210611

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine; as new. No jacket, presumably as issued.. Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliog… Mehr…

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine; as new. No jacket, presumably as issued.. Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 179-192) and index. "In this manuscript, Douglas M. Charles reveals how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover catered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political interests. Between 1939 and 1945, the Federal Bureau of Investigation monitored the political activities of President Roosevelt's anti-interventionist foreign policy critics. Hoover, whose position as FBI director was tenuous within the left-of-center Roosevelt administration, catered to the president's political and policy interests in order to preserve his position and to expand FBI authority. In his pragmatic effort to service administration political goals, Hoover employed illegal wiretaps and informers, collected derogatory information, conducted investigations that had the potential to discredit the anti-interventionists, forwarded political intelligence to administration officials, and coordinated some activity with British intelligence. This all occurred within a crisis atmosphere created with the onset of the Second World War, and it was this political dynamic that permitted Hoover to successfully cultivate his relationship with President Roosevelt. In the process, the administration's otherwise legitimate foreign policy opposition - regarded by some as subversive - had their civil liberties violated through intensive FBI scrutiny of their political dissent. Moreover, the FBI's surveillance marks the origins of the FBI's role in the later national security state. Among the targets examined in this book are Charles Lindbergh, the America First Committee, notable anti-interventionist senators and congressmen, the anti-interventionist press, and other prominent individuals who advocated American isolation from foreign war."— Publisher. / Contents: Introduction -- Background -- Beginnings : war, phony war, and election, 1939-40 -- Intensification : the lend-lease debate, America First, and its allies, December 1940 to summer 1941 -- Focus : from great debate stalemate to wartime probe, mid-1941 to summer 1942 -- Retribution : the FBI and the Victory Program leak, 4 December 1941 to mid-1942 -- Blossoming of the domestic security state, November 1941 to March 1942 -- Conclusion. / World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Dissenters -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Neutrality -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- États-Unis. Dissidents -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. Dissenters -- Government policy. Intelligence service. Internal security. Neutrality. Außenpolitik Weltkrieg Geheimdienst -- Isolationismus -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Innere Sicherheit -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Weltkrieg II -- USA. Isolationismus -- Geheimdienst -- USA -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Aussenpolitik., Ohio State University Press, 2007, 5<

2007, ISBN: 0814210619

[EAN: 9780814210611], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Ohio State University Press 2007-08-22], Item is in good condition. Some moderate creases and wear. This item may not come with CDs or… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780814210611], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Ohio State University Press 2007-08-22], Item is in good condition. Some moderate creases and wear. This item may not come with CDs or additional parts including access codes for textbooks. This may not have a dust jacket. Might be an ex-library copy and contain writing/highlighting. Photos are stock pictures and not of the actual item., Books<