{"product_id":"state-of-silence-sam-lebovic-9781541620162","title":"State of Silence: The Espionage ACT and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"essential guide\" (Beverly Gage, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eG-Man\u003c\/i\u003e) to how the Espionage Act gave rise to a vast American security state that keeps citizens in the dark\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eState of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, political historian Sam Lebovic uncovers the troubling history of the Espionage Act. First passed in 1917, it was initially used to punish critics of World War I. Yet as Americans began to balk at the act's restrictions on political dissidents and the press, the government turned its focus toward keeping its secrets under wraps. The resulting system for classifying information is absurdly cautious, staggeringly costly, and shrouded in secrecy, preventing ordinary Americans from learning what their country is doing in their name, both at home and abroad. \u003cp\u003e Shedding new light on the bloated governmental security apparatus that's weighing our democracy down, \u003ci\u003eState of Silence \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the definitive history of America's turn toward secrecy--and its staggering human costs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Lebovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 154162016X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541620162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.33w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023","brand":"Sam Lebovic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44190984241407,"sku":"9781541620162","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c0f901f-2c66-4056-b5ca-cc879808a514.jpg?v=1690873395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-of-silence-sam-lebovic-9781541620162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}