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Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars: The Covert Life of a Soviet Spy
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- Title
- Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars: The Covert Life of a Soviet Spy
- ISBN
- 9780195182552
- Book Title
- Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars : the Covert Life of a Soviet Spy
- Item Length
- 6.3in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Law, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Political Ideologies / Radicalism, United States / 20th Century, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Political, Legal History, American Government / National
- Item Width
- 9.2in
- Item Weight
- 15.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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G. Edward White deftly draws together the countless details of Alger Hiss's life--from his brilliant success at Harvard to his later career as a self-made martyr to McCarthyism--to paint a fascinating portrait of a man whose life was devoted to perpetuating a lie. White catalogs the evidence that proved Hiss's guilt, from Whittaker Chambers's famous testimony, to copies of State Department documents typed on Hiss's typewriter, to Allen Weinstein's groundbreaking investigation in the 1970s. The author then explores the central conundrums of Hiss's life: Why did he become a Soviet spy? Why did he devote so much of his life to an extensive public campaign to deny his espionage?
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195182553
ISBN-13
9780195182552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44770020
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars : the Covert Life of a Soviet Spy
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Political Ideologies / Radicalism, United States / 20th Century, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Political, Legal History, American Government / National
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Law, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
9.2in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ub27.R9
Reviews
"With its incisive analysis and readability, this is a worthwhile additionto the vast Hiss literature."--Publishers Weekly, "A significant contribution to a subject that continues to fascinate Americans.... White presents an Alger Hiss with some depth and significance, a consummate spy who was able to maintain the facade of innocence for nearly half of his life."--New York Sun, "If you accept Hiss's guilt, as most historians now do, you will profit from G. Edward White's supplementary speculations about why, after prison, that serene and charming man sacrificed his marriage, exploited a son's love and abused the trust of fervent supporters to wage a 42-year strugglefor a vindication that could never be honestly gained."--Max Frankel, The New York Times Book Review, "With his portrait of the man himself--as well as supporters, for whomalmost no evidence was convincing--Mr. White has written the best book everabout Alger Hiss." -- Michael J. Ybarra, The Wall Street Journal, "With his portrait of the man himself--as well as supporters, for whom almost no evidence was convincing--Mr. White has written the best book ever about Alger Hiss." -- Michael J. Ybarra, The Wall Street Journal, "In this inclusive, impressive, deeply pondered and finely spun study, G. Edward White has provided a definitive analysis of the Hiss case. Alger Hiss's Looking-Glass Wars should provide a welcome close to the controversy over this historic imbroglio."--Washington Times, "An intriguing portrait of an enigmatic man who stood center stage duringthe most electrifying moments of the Cold War."--Library Journal, "In this inclusive, impressive, deeply pondered and finely spun study, G.Edward White has provided a definitive analysis of the Hiss case. Alger Hiss'sLooking-Glass Wars should provide a welcome close to the controversy over thishistoric imbroglio."--Washington Times, "White's painstakingly careful demolition of Hiss is not a casual read,but it will inveigle, and probably convince, most who are conversant with thecase and its decades-long afterlife."--Booklist, "White's painstakingly careful demolition of Hiss is not a casual read, but it will inveigle, and probably convince, most who are conversant with the case and its decades-long afterlife."--Booklist, "An extraordinary book, packed with information and fresh insights. Part detective story, part cultural history, part psychodrama--I couldn't put it down."--Cass Sunstein, author of Republic.Com, "With its incisive analysis and readability, this is a worthwhile addition to the vast Hiss literature."--Publishers Weekly, "In this inclusive, impressive, deeply pondered and finely spun study, G. Edward White has provided a definitive analysis of the Hiss case."--Washington Times"With his portrait of the man himself--as well as supporters, for whom almost no evidence was convincing--Mr. White has written the best book ever about Alger Hiss." --The Wall Street Journal"An extraordinary book, packed with information and fresh insights. Part detective story, part cultural history, part psychodrama--I couldn't put it down."--Cass Sunstein, author ofRepublic.Com"If you accept Hiss's guilt, as most historians now do, you will profit from G. Edward White's supplementary speculations about why, after prison, he waged a 42-year struggle for a vindication that could never be honestly gained."--Max Frankel,The New York Times Book Review, "In this inclusive, impressive, deeply pondered and finely spun study, G. Edward White has provided a definitive analysis of the Hiss case."--Washington Times "With his portrait of the man himself--as well as supporters, for whom almost no evidence was convincing--Mr. White has written the best book ever about Alger Hiss." -- The Wall Street Journal "An extraordinary book, packed with information and fresh insights. Part detective story, part cultural history, part psychodrama--I couldn't put it down."--Cass Sunstein, author of Republic.Com "If you accept Hiss's guilt, as most historians now do, you will profit from G. Edward White's supplementary speculations about why, after prison, he waged a 42-year struggle for a vindication that could never be honestly gained."--Max Frankel, The New York Times Book Review, "Should be the final and definitive history of the famous case. Brilliantly written and massively researched, White's deeply understanding analysis of Hiss's obsessive, life-long and at times almost successful efforts to repudiate the charge of treason should convince all but those to whom hisinnocence has become a matter of dogma."--Louis Auchincloss, "A significant contribution to a subject that continues to fascinateAmericans.... White presents an Alger Hiss with some depth and significance, aconsummate spy who was able to maintain the facade of innocence for nearly halfof his life."--New York Sun, "What White accomplishes in this innovative and brilliant new book is not yet another attempt to show Hiss's guilt, but rather an examination of how Hiss was both a gifted Soviet agent and 'a successful publicizer of his innocence,' able to convince so many people.... It is the achievement ofG. Edward White to have provided the final unmasking of Alger Hiss, and, one hopes, put an end once and for all to the campaign waged on the traitor's behalf."--Ronald Radosh, National Review, "An intriguing portrait of an enigmatic man who stood center stage during the most electrifying moments of the Cold War."--Library Journal
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2003-015933
Dewey Decimal
364.1/31 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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