Available in book form for the first time; the FBI's secret dossier on the legendary and controversial writer.Decades before Black Lives Matter returned James Baldwin to prominence; J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI considered the Harlem-born author the most powerful broker between black art and black power. Baldwin’s 1;884-page FBI file; covering the period from 1958 to 1974; was the largest compiled on any African American artist of the Civil Rights era. This collection of once-secret documents; never before published in book form; captures the FBI’s anxious tracking of Baldwin’s writings; phone conversations; and sexual habits—and Baldwin’s defiant efforts to spy back at Hoover and his G-men.James Baldwin: The FBI File reproduces over one hundred original FBI records; selected by the noted literary historian whose award-winning book; F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature; brought renewed attention to bureau surveillance. William J. Maxwell also provides an introduction exploring Baldwin's enduring relevance in the time of Black Lives Matter along with running commentaries that orient the reader and offer historical context; making this book a revealing look at a crucial slice of the American past—and present.
#357596 in Books 2015-11-03Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .70 x 6.00l; 1.10 #File Name: 1626162468368 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Critically relevant collection for practitioners and scholars.By N. MoirAssessing War is one of the; if not the best; collections on measuring outcomes in conflict. This collection of case studies chart how progress; and failure; was determined in a range of historical contexts by those operating within them. This is an important aspect to the book because it avoids presentism. Additionally; the chronological range and widely varying types of conflicts covered in the case studies - a chapter for each - is a particular strength of the book. Readers gain a sense of how tangible and intangible factors contributed to soldiers' and scholars' perception of results and how these were determined by contextual factors; including cultural and political considerations; among others. In one case; readers interested in the Plains Wars; for instance; will find an interesting assessment as to how the US Calvary determined the effects of their 'social disruption strategy.' In a far different type of conflict; readers interested in measurements of effectiveness in the Cyber Domain will get a lot out of Dorothy Denning's excellent essay on the subject. One last comment; the short and succinct structure of the chapters (running approximately 12 to 22 pages each) make it a useful text for classroom discussions. This book helps fill a massive gap in the attempts to make sense of war and why some actions potentially work and why others fail.
