{"product_id":"the-watchers-the-rise-of-americas-surveillance-state-9780143118909","title":"The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn explosive look at the domestic agencies charged with spying on all of us\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven recent terrorist events in the U.S. and the document leaks by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, \u003ci\u003eThe Watchers\u003c\/i\u003e is more timely than ever, drawing on access to political and operational insiders to create a brilliant expos  of why and how the American government spies on its own citizens. Born in the wake of the 1983 massacre of 241 Marines in Beirut, the domestic surveillance program introduced by Ronald Reagan's national security advisor, John Poindexter, to coordinate intelligence on terrorists has claimed billions of government dollars. Despite the cost, it has failed in its mission to identify new threats. But as Harris shows, it has provided the government with a tool for the electronic surveillance of Americans that has ushered in an age of constitutionally questionable intrusion into the lives of every citizen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 5.62w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shane Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234717098165,"sku":"9780143118909","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_14d4eb87-deb9-4999-948a-299dfb10f8d4.jpg?v=1743518487","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-watchers-the-rise-of-americas-surveillance-state-9780143118909","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}