Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case
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Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case is a historical study that reexamines the Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers espionage controversy, arguing in detail for Hiss’s guilt based on newly available evidence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argument | Alger Hiss was guilty of espionage-related perjury ⓘ |
| author | Allen Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOnEvent |
Alger Hiss perjury trials
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House Un-American Activities Committee hearings on Alger Hiss NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittaker Chambers’s accusations against Alger Hiss ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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legal history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
American history books
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books about espionage ⓘ books about legal cases in the United States ⓘ books about the Cold War ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
historiography of the Hiss–Chambers case
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interpretations of Cold War espionage in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alger Hiss
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Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers case NERFINISHED ⓘ Cold War espionage in the United States ⓘ Whittaker Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ perjury trial of Alger Hiss ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed reconstruction of the Hiss–Chambers controversy
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use of newly available documentary evidence ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| positionOnHissGuilt | supports the view that Alger Hiss was guilty ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | early Cold War in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceFrom |
FBI files
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Soviet archival material ⓘ grand jury records ⓘ personal papers of participants in the Hiss–Chambers case ⓘ |
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