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Perjury : the Hiss-Chambers case / Allen Weinstein.

Author/creator Weinstein, Allen
Format Electronic and Book
EditionThird edition.
Publication InfoStanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2013.
Descriptionviii, 753 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 567
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 567. ^A283591
Contents HUAC: a month of headlines -- Alger and Whittaker : the crucible of family -- The un-secret agent -- The Ware Group and the New Deal -- Perjury : a question of documents -- The dual life -- Spies and bureaucrats : the stolen documents -- Perjury : a question of candor -- The defection of "Karl" -- Alger and Whittaker : the forging of careers -- Rumors and whispers : the pursuit of evidence -- Deadlock : the first trial -- Conviction : the second trial -- Cold war iconography I : Alger Hiss as myth and symbol -- Alger and Whittaker : the vigil and the death watch -- Cold War iconography II : from Watergate to Red Square -- The Hiss labyrinth : six profiles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 713-728) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013007993
ISBN9780817912253 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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