State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime by Lebovic, Sam

State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime

A top scholar reveals how the Espionage Act gave rise to a vast American security state that...
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State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime by Lebovic, Sam

State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime

€45,35

State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime

€45,35
Author: Sam Lebovic
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A top scholar reveals how the Espionage Act gave rise to a vast American security state that keeps citizens in the dark

In State of Silence, political historian Sam Lebovic uncovers the troubling history of the Espionage Act. First passed in 1917, it was initially used to punish critics of World War I. Yet as Americans began to balk at the act's restrictions on political dissidents and the press, the government turned its focus toward keeping its secrets under wraps. The resulting system for classifying information is absurdly cautious, staggeringly costly, and shrouded in secrecy, preventing ordinary Americans from learning what their country is doing in their name, both at home and abroad.

Shedding new light on the bloated governmental security apparatus that's weighing our democracy down, State of Silence offers the definitive history of America's turn toward secrecy--and its staggering human costs.



Author: Sam Lebovic
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 11/21/2023
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541620162

About the Author

Sam Lebovic is an associate professor in the department of history and art history at George Mason University. He is the author of the award-winning Free Speech and Unfree News and A Righteous Smokescreen. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and more. He lives in Washington, DC. 


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