Beyond Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the United States / Edition 1

by Jules Boykoff

Overview

"When there is every reason to believe there’s a ‘bad moon rising on the right,’ leftists need to understand how the state suppresses the rising tide of popular resentment. The strategy is multifaceted and sophisticated, as Jules Boykoff explains in this timely analysis of how the government has marginalized, channeled, infiltrated, co-opted, and repressed progressive movements in the US over the past hundred years. Paranoia and freak-out only play into their hands. Read Boykoff to understand where the real danger lies and how best to defend against it."—Robin Hahnel

Jules Boykoff teaches political science at Pacific University, Oregon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904859598
Publisher:	AK PR INC
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jules Boykoff teaches political science at Pacific Universityin Forest Grove, Oregon. His research and writing appears in scholarly journals such as New Political Science, Global Environmental Change, and Journal of Politics, and popular publications like Common Dreams, Extra! and NACLA: Report on the Americas. He is also a poet and former professional soccer player.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     7
The State, Mass Media, and Dissent     9
Direct Violence     37
Public Prosecutions and Hearings     61
Employment Deprivation     78
Surveillance and Break-ins     92
Infiltration, "Badjacketing," and Agent Provocateurs     109
"Black Propaganda" and the Creation of Schism     126
Harassment and Harassment Arrests     140
Extraordinary Rules and Laws     157
Mass Media Manipulation     176
Bi-level Demonization     191
Mass Media Deprecation     216
Mass Media Underestimation, False Balance, and Disregard     248
The Suppression of Dissent after 9/11     261
"Two Steps Ahead"     309
Notes     317
Bibliography     401
Index     443