Plato's Dreams Realized : Surveillance and Citizen Rights, from KGB to FBI
Alexander V. Avakov
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Algora Publishing, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (258 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Plato's Dreams Realized; from KGB to FBI; Alexander V. Avakov; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Spell of Plato; 1. The Subjective: US Intelligence Greets a Soviet Dissident; 2. Is There A Problem of Rights vs. The National Security State in America?; 3. Philosophy of Rights; Appendix I: The Constitution of the United States; Appendix II: Commentary to the Constitution of the United States; Appendix III. The "Subversive" Leaflets; Appendix IV. What an Educated Russian Reads; References; Index. - Surveillance of private citizens is increasing in the US and abroad. This book explores the frontiers of legal theory within the United States with regards to modern surveillance and its effects on human rights. Alexander Avakov briefly shares his personal experiences, first in the Soviet Union with the KGB and then with the American national security state, outlines various ways in which surveillance of citizens is increasing, then examines the bases of our expectations of liberty, from Plato to the US Constitution. America, he shows, declared high-minded legal ideals but has consistently che
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| ISBN | 9780875864945. - 9780875864952
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