Beyond Bullets
Subtitle: The Suppression of Dissent in the United States
Publisher: AK Press
Published: November 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781904859598
Subjects: Political activism; Political oppression & persecution; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Censorship; Media Studies; Political Science / General; General; Mass Media - General
Description: "Focusing on a variety of movements for political, social, and economic change In the US, Jules Boykoff shows the tools used by government agents to undermine the long-term viability of opposition in this country. Despite the pretense of democratic ideals, the US government has ruthlessly suppressed dissent, using hard-to-detect and rarely acknowledged tactics. Boykoff breaks it down for readers in a methodical, step-by-step analysis that opens the government's bag of tricks for all to see. Beyond Bullets offers indispensable lessons to on-the-ground activists - those most likely to suffer the effects of infiltration, "snitchjacketing," surveillance, "black propaganda," and other insidious practices - as well as to those studying forms of authoritarian rule in democratic societies. In our age of "Green Scare," grand jury intimidation, and "sneak and peek" surveillance, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the state's game plan for destabilizing our movements."--Jacket.