Blacked out : government secrecy in the information age /

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Author / Creator:Roberts, Alasdair (Alasdair Scott)
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812268
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ISBN:0511137753
9780511137754
0511134177
9780511134173
0521858704
9780521858700
0511135580
9780511135583
9781139165518
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-301) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Nearly forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to government documents. This book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in government. It looks at how technology has aided the disclosure and dissemination of information.
Other form:Print version: Roberts, Alasdair (Alasdair Scott). Blacked out. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521858704
Standard no.:9780521858700