Gossip men : J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the politics of insinuation /

Gossip men : J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the politics of insinuation / Christopher M. Elias.

J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, and Roy Cohn were titanic figures in the midcentury United States, wielding national power in government and the legal system through intimidation and insinuation. Hoover's FBI thrived on secrecy, threats, and illegal surveillance, while McCarthy and Cohn will...

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Main Author: Elias, Christopher M. (Author)
Other title:J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the politics of insinuation.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Hoover, J. Edgar > (John Edgar), > 1895-1972.
McCarthy, Joseph, > 1908-1957.
Cohn, Roy M.
Politics and culture > United States.
Gossip > United States > History > 20th century.
Masculinity > United States > History > 20th century.
Masculinity > Political aspects > United States.
Civilization.
Gossip.
Masculinity.
Masculinity > Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
United States > Civilization > 20th century.
United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
History.

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Call Number: E747 .E43 2021
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