Introduction
The early years : creation and proscribed growth
World War I and the origins of political surveillance
Abuse of power, retrenchment, and morality
The New Deal and a war on crime
The origins of FBI intelligence, the crisis of World War II
The early Cold War years : anticipating and curbing subversion
Promoting Mccarthyism
and morality (again)
Secrecy and power : the undermining of accountability
From anticommunism to law and order
Scandal and limited reform
A modern bureau and the politics of terrorism.
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The FBI & American democracy : a brief critical history by Athan G. Theoharis. ISBN 0700613455. Published by University Press of Kansas in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
