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- Book Title
- Culture of Secrecy : the Government Versus the People's Right to Know
- Publication Name
- A Culture of Secrecy
- Title
- A Culture of Secrecy
- Subtitle
- Government Versus the People's Right to Know
- Contributor
- Athan Theoharis (Edited by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9780700608805
- ISBN
- 9780700608805
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Release Date
- 30/04/1998
- Release Year
- 1998
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Reference, Civil Rights, American Government / Executive Branch
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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The government is hiding information from its citizens-or so most Americans believe. While even some members of Congress now call for greater access to classified documents, federal agencies continue to withhold a massive amount of information in the name of national security, maintaining a culture of secrecy rooted in the Cold War. This new book examines who in government is hiding what from the rest of us, how they're doing it, and why it should matter to all of us. Contributing scholars, journalists, and attorneys survey the policies of federal intelligence agencies and presidents--notably Nixon, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton-to keep information secret. They show how these agencies have gone far beyond legitimate security needs to withhold information, and they describe the frustrations and costs encountered in their own efforts to obtain classified information. The authors review important cases exemplifying State Department, agency, and presidential efforts to withhold, destroy, or delay release of these records. In chapters centering on the Kennedy assassination, the Nixon tapes, and the FBI's files on John Lennon and the Supreme Court justices, readers will find an abundance of startling and disturbing revelations. By citing some of the methods used by agencies like the CIA, NSA, NSC, and FBI to circumvent the Freedom of Information Act--often with the cooperation of the judicial system--these essays clearly show that abuses of secrecy aren't limited to the withholding of information but extend to the absurd lengths taken to avoid disclosure.
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
070060880x
ISBN-13
9780700608805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038425219
Product Key Features
Book Title
Culture of Secrecy : the Government Versus the People's Right to Know
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Reference, Civil Rights, American Government / Executive Branch
Publication Year
1998
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jk468.S4c85 1998
Reviews
"The volume successfully argues for a more honest declassification of records and alerts scholars and general readers to the scandalous offenses of government gatekeepers."-- Journalism History "Theoharis and the contributors to his volume make a valuable contribution to the antisecrecy counterculture."-- Journal of American History "Every essay is unrelentingly trenchant in portraying the baneful nature of a pervasive bureaucratic apparatichik determined to keep the American people in dark&mdeash;and in suspicion of all manner of conspiracies."-- Journal of Interdisciplinary History "For the historian, journalist, or lawyer interested in making use of the FOIA, Executive Order 12958, or other similar vehicles of declassification, the essays in A Culture of Secrecy should be an invaluable reference."-- The Public Historian, "The volume successfully argues for a more honest declassification of records and alerts scholars and general readers to the scandalous offenses of government gatekeepers."Journalism History "Theoharis and the contributors to his volume make a valuable contribution to the antisecrecy counterculture."Journal of American History "Every essay is unrelentingly trenchant in portraying the baneful nature of a pervasive bureaucratic apparatichik determined to keep the American people in dark&mdeash;and in suspicion of all manner of conspiracies."Journal of Interdisciplinary History "For the historian, journalist, or lawyer interested in making use of the FOIA, Executive Order 12958, or other similar vehicles of declassification, the essays in A Culture of Secrecy should be an invaluable reference."The Public Historian, "A provocative volume that delivers a cautionary shot across the bow for journalists, scholars, and every citizen dedicated to responsible government. It brings into sharp focus the current bureaucratic wars pitting the public's right to know against government spinmasters who hide and warp the truth by overclassifying documents that rightfully belong to the people."- Seymour M. Hersh , author of The Dark Side of Camelot "This is the best file ever assembled about our government's unconscionable attempts to keep its secrets from the people. The so-called intelligence community has been insulting the rest of us for decades. The documentation is all here. Now it's up to the rest of us to do something about it."- Victor Navasky , publisher and editorial director, The Nation "Fills a huge gap in America's understanding of how the Freedom of Information Act actually works (or doesn't). Scholars have long needed such a volume, while general readers will be scandalized by its revelations."- John Prados , author of Presidents' Secret Wars "A major work exposing the gatekeepers of America's Secret History, and an important resource for those still searching for the truth."- Oliver Stone, "A provocative volume that delivers a cautionary shot across the bow for journalists, scholars, and every citizen dedicated to responsible government. It brings into sharp focus the current bureaucratic wars pitting the publics right to know against government spinmasters who hide and warp the truth by overclassifying documents that rightfully belong to the people."Seymour M. Hersh , author of The Dark Side of Camelot "This is the best file ever assembled about our governments unconscionable attempts to keep its secrets from the people. The so-called intelligence community has been insulting the rest of us for decades. The documentation is all here. Now its up to the rest of us to do something about it."Victor Navasky , publisher and editorial director, The Nation "Fills a huge gap in Americas understanding of how the Freedom of Information Act actually works (or doesnt). Scholars have long needed such a volume, while general readers will be scandalized by its revelations."John Prados , author of PresidentsSecret Wars "A major work exposing the gatekeepers of Americas Secret History, and an important resource for those still searching for the truth."Oliver Stone, "A provocative volume that delivers a cautionary shot across the bow for journalists, scholars, and every citizen dedicated to responsible government. It brings into sharp focus the current bureaucratic wars pitting the public's right to know against government spinmasters who hide and warp the truth by overclassifying documents that rightfully belong to the people."-- Seymour M. Hersh , author of The Dark Side of Camelot "This is the best file ever assembled about our government's unconscionable attempts to keep its secrets from the people. The so-called intelligence community has been insulting the rest of us for decades. The documentation is all here. Now it's up to the rest of us to do something about it."-- Victor Navasky , publisher and editorial director, The Nation "Fills a huge gap in America's understanding of how the Freedom of Information Act actually works (or doesn't). Scholars have long needed such a volume, while general readers will be scandalized by its revelations."-- John Prados , author of Presidents' Secret Wars "A major work exposing the gatekeepers of America's Secret History, and an important resource for those still searching for the truth."-- Oliver Stone
Table of Content
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction, Athan G. Theoharis 2. The Freedom of Information Act Versus the FBI, Athan G. Theoharis 3. The CIA and Secrecy, James X. Dempsey 4. "Not So Anonymous": Parting the Veil of Secrecy About the National Security Agency, Matthew M. Aid 5. "National Security" and Freedom of Information: The John Lennon FBI Files, Jon Wiener 6. Playing the Information Game: How It Took Thirteen Years and Two Lawsuits to Get J. Edgar Hoover's Secret Supreme Court Sex Files, Alexander Charns and Paul M. Green 7. The Endless Saga of the Nixon Tapes, Joan Hoff 8. The War over Secrecy: Democracy's Most Important Low-Intensity Conflict, Scott Armstrong 9. We Can't Yet Read Our Own Mail: Access to the Records of the Department of State, Page Putnam Miller 10. The John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board, Anna Kasten Nelson Contributors Index
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
98-010670
Dewey Decimal
323.44/5/0973
Dewey Edition
21
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