Many Are the Crimes McCarthyism in America

Name: Many Are the Crimes McCarthyism in America
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ISBN: 9780691048703

ISBN-10: 0691048703

ISBN-13: 9780691048703

Edition: 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Ellen Schrecker

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The McCarthy era of anti-Communist crusades is regarded by many as one of the most widespread episodes of political repression in the history of the United States. This book tells the story of that era, from a post-Cold War perspective.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/29/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Introduction



Antecedents



"We Were Sitting Ducks": The World of American Communism



"Red-Baiters, Inc.": The Development of an Anticommunist Network



"In the Interest of National Security": Anticommunism and the Roosevelt Administration



Representations



"They Are Everywhere": The Communist Image



"A Great and Total Danger": The Nature of the Communist Threat



Instruments



"A Job for Professionals": The FBI and Anticommunism



"In the Gutter": The Anticommunism of Joe McCarthy



"A Badge of Infamy": Anticommunist Economic Sanctions and Political Dismissals



Interconnections



"How Red Is a Valley": Clinton Jencks and His Union



"A Good Deal of Trauma": The Impact of McCarthyism


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Sources


Notes


Index