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The only biography of CIA whistleblower Philip Agee, A Drop of Treason is a thorough portrait of this contentious, legendary man and his role in US history during the Cold War and beyond.

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"With A Drop of Treason, Jonathan Stevenson does more than give us a readable, much-needed biography of Philip Agee's wild life, taking us from the lawns of Notre Dame to the streets of Hamburg and the plazas of Havana. By placing Agee's life in the context of the transatlantic left, he illuminates an often-overlooked facet of the Cold War with cloak-and-dagger elan and historical sweep."-- "Clay Risen, author of 'The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders and the Dawn of the American Century'"

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1 A Geopolitically Charmed Life 2 The Young Spy 3 The Consolidation of Dissidence 4 Indefinite Limbo 5 Agee and the Transatlantic Left 6 Uneasy Normalization 7 Whipsawed, Stalked, Tired 8 Posterity for a Traitor Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography

A Drop of Treason Philip Agee and His Exposure

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 21/05/2021
      ISBN13: 9780226356686, 978-0226356686
      ISBN10: 022635668X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The only biography of CIA whistleblower Philip Agee, A Drop of Treason is a thorough portrait of this contentious, legendary man and his role in US history during the Cold War and beyond.

      Trade Review
      "With A Drop of Treason, Jonathan Stevenson does more than give us a readable, much-needed biography of Philip Agee's wild life, taking us from the lawns of Notre Dame to the streets of Hamburg and the plazas of Havana. By placing Agee's life in the context of the transatlantic left, he illuminates an often-overlooked facet of the Cold War with cloak-and-dagger elan and historical sweep."-- "Clay Risen, author of 'The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders and the Dawn of the American Century'"

      Table of Contents
      1 A Geopolitically Charmed Life 2 The Young Spy 3 The Consolidation of Dissidence 4 Indefinite Limbo 5 Agee and the Transatlantic Left 6 Uneasy Normalization 7 Whipsawed, Stalked, Tired 8 Posterity for a Traitor Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography

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