The FBI and American Democracy: A Brief Critical History

by Athan G. Theoharis

Book Overview

For nearly a century, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been famous for tracking and apprehending gangsters, kidnappers, spies, and, much more recently, international terrorists. The agency itself has done much to promote its successes, helping to embellish its legendary aura. Athan Theoharis, however, contends that a closer look at the historical record reveals a much less idealized and much more disturbing vision of the FBI.

Created...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700613455
• ISBN13: 9780700613458
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Summary of FBI History!

As an FBI employee with 30 years of service, I can honestly state that Athan Theoharis' book is a fascinating, detailed, and accurate review of the FBI. His understanding of the FBI's filing system and of the FBI's senior management for almost 100 years is remarkable. Although I do not agree with all of Dr. Theoharis' conclusions or analysis of why the FBI has "failed" the American people, his highly critical book on the FBI should be a "must read" by those in the government interested in improving the FBI or by anyone who wants to learn about the FBI in a short, easy to read book.