Athan Theoharis
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Athan George Theoharis (born August 3, 1936) is a professor emeritus of History at Marquette University. He has written and edited a number of books, primarily on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and J. Edgar Hoover.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Theoharis earned all his degrees from the University of Chicago: two bachelor's degrees in 1956 and 1957, a master's degree in 1958 and his Ph.D. in Politics in 1965. He has taught at Texas A & M University, Wayne State University, City University of New York, State University of New York at Buffalo, and is currently a professor at Marquette University. The scope of his writings has extended to Cold War history, anti-communism in America, civil rights and the politics of government secrecy.
[edit] Grants and awards
Theoharis's grants and awards include:
- 1965, 1966: Grant from the Truman Institute for National and International Affairs
- 1971: Grant from the Institute for Humane Studies
- 1976: American Bar Association Gavel Award
- 1976: National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowship
- 1979: Binkley-Stephenson Award
- 1980: Grant from the Field Foundation
- 1980: Albert Beveridge research grant
- 2002: Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research Excellence
- 2003: Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Science and Literature, fellow
- 2006: American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin’s Eunice Z. Edgar Lifetime Achievement Award
[edit] Bibliography
- Theoharis, Athan (1970). The Yalta Myths: An Issue in U.S. Politics. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0826200885.
- Theoharis, Athan (1971). Seeds of Repression: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of McCarthyism. Times Books. ISBN 0812962834.
- Theoharis, Athan and Griffith, Robert, editors (1974). The Specter: Original Essays on the Cold War and the Origins of McCarthyism. New Viewpoints. ISBN 053106493X.
- Theoharis, Athan (1978). Spying on Americans: Political Surveillance from Hoover to the Huston Plan. Temple University Press. ISBN 0877221413.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1979). The Truman Presidency: The Origins of the Imperial Presidency and the National Security State. E.M. Coleman Enterprises. ISBN 0930576128.
- Theoharis, Athan and Dubofsky, Melvyn (1982). Imperial Democracy: The United States since 1945. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0134517660.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1982). Beyond the Hiss Case: The FBI, Congress, and the Cold War. Temple University Press. ISBN 087722241X.
- (1988) The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisition. Temple University Press. ISBN 087722532X.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1992). From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover. Ivan R. Dee, Publisher. ISBN 1566630177.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1994). The FBI: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide. Garland Science. ISBN 081530871X.
- Theoharis, Athan (1995). J. Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime: An Historical Antidote. Ivan R. Dee, Publisher. ISBN 1566630711.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1998). A Culture of Secrecy: The Government versus the People's Right to Know. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0700609989.
- Theoharis, Athan, editor (1999). The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Checkmark Books. ISBN 0816042284.
- Theoharis, Athan (2002). Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed in Counterintelligence but Promoted the Politics of McCarthyism in the Cold War Years. Diane Publishing Co.. ISBN 0756787300.
- Theoharis, Athan and Theoharis, Jeanne (2002). These Yet to Be United States: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America Since 1945. Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN 0155069896.
- Theoharis, Athan (2004). The FBI & American Democracy: A Brief Critical History. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0700613455.
- Edited by Theoharis, Athan; Immerman, Richard and Olmsted, Kathryn (2005). The Central Intelligence Agency: Security under Scrutiny. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313332827.
