The Case against Harry Dexter White: Still Not Proven

The Case against Harry Dexter White: Still Not Proven

Boughton reexamines the charges against economist Harry Dexter White that he spied for the Soviet Union before and during WWII. Recently declassified documents, as well as a series of cables between Soviet intelligence agents, reveal how flimsy the case against White and other prominent New Deal eco...

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Veröffentlicht in:History of political economy 2001-07, Vol.33 (2), p.219-239
1. Verfasser: Boughton, James M.
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Sprache:eng
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European History
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Harry Dexter White
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White, Harry Dexter
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Zusammenfassung:Boughton reexamines the charges against economist Harry Dexter White that he spied for the Soviet Union before and during WWII. Recently declassified documents, as well as a series of cables between Soviet intelligence agents, reveal how flimsy the case against White and other prominent New Deal economists has always been.
ISSN:0018-2702
1527-1919
DOI:10.1215/00182702-33-2-219