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Controversies in Science Ser.: Stalking the Sociological Imagination : J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American Sociology by Mike Keen (1999, Hardcover)

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It is now common knowledge that the FBI and its long-time director, J. Edgar Hoover, were responsible for the creation of a massive internal security apparatus that undermined the very principles of freedom and democracy they were sworn to protect. While no one was above suspicion, Hoover appears to have held a special disdain for sociologists and placed many of sociology's most prominent American figures under surveillance. Using documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, this volume portrays the FBI's stalking of the sociological imagination, offering a detailed account of its investigations within the context of an overview of the history of American sociology. This groundbreaking analysis of a previously hidden chapter of American intellectual history suggests that the activities of Hoover and the FBI marginalized critical sociologists such as W.E.B. Du Bois and C. Wright Mills, suppressed the development of a Marxist tradition in American sociology, and likely pushed the mainstream of the discipline away from a critique of American society and towards a more quantitative and scientific direction. The author also turns sociology back upon the FBI, using the writings and ideas of the very sociologists Hoover had under surveillance to examine and explain the excesses of the Bureau and its boss.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0313298130
ISBN-13
9780313298134
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1103632

Product Key Features

Author
Mike Keen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, General, Law Enforcement
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Genre
Education, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
248 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz

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Series Volume Number
Vol. 126
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Hm22
Reviews
"Keen raises important questions about academic freedom and whether the fear of "subversive" ideas shaped the direction of American sociology, leading to the marginalization of Marxism and to the hegemony of quantitative and statistical analyses." Choice
Publication Name
Stalking the Sociological Imagination : J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American Sociology
Table of Content
Stalking the Sociological Imagination W.E.B. Du Bois: Sociologist beyond the Veil Ernest W. Burgess: Security Matter-C William Fielding Ogburn: Scientist, Statistician, Schizophrene Robert and Helen Lynd: From Middletown to Moronia E. Franklin Frazier: Enfant Terrible Pitirim A. Sorokin: Sociological Prophet in a Priestly Land No One above Suspicion: Talcott Parsons under Surveillance Testing a Concept: Herbert Blumer's Loyalty Samuel Stouffer: Patriot and Practitioner Our Man in Havana: C. Wright Mills Talks, Yankee Listens The Crimefighter and the Criminologist: The Case of Edwin H. Sutherland and J. Edgar Hoover Conclusion Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
98-047819
Dewey Decimal
301/.0973/0904
Series
Controversies in Science Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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