The age of McCarthyism : a brief history with documents /
Schrecker, Ellen,
The age of McCarthyism : a brief history with documents / Ellen Schrecker. - Second edition. - xii, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. - The Bedford series in history and culture . - Bedford series in history and culture. .
Previous ed.: Boston, Mass. : Bedford Books, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
Pt. 1. The age of McCarthyism. The American Communist Party ; The growth of the anti-Communist network ; Communism and national security: the menace emerges ; The state steps in: setting the anti-Communist agenda ; Communists in government and the big spy cases ; Atomic espionage ; The loyalty-security program ; The assault on the Communist Party ; The destruction of the Communist fronts and unions ; Congressional committees and unfriendly witnesses ; Red-baiting and careerism: Joseph McCarthy at work ; Congressional investigations and the "loss" of China ; Anticommunism at the state and local levels ; Blacklists and other economic sanctions ; Liberals and the struggle against McCarthyism ; The legacy of McCarthyism.
0312393199 9780312393199 0312294255 9780312294250
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
Anti-communist movements--History--United States
Internal security--History--United States--20th century.
Communism--History--United States
Subversive activities--History--United States--20th century.
973.9
The age of McCarthyism : a brief history with documents / Ellen Schrecker. - Second edition. - xii, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. - The Bedford series in history and culture . - Bedford series in history and culture. .
Previous ed.: Boston, Mass. : Bedford Books, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
Pt. 1. The age of McCarthyism. The American Communist Party ; The growth of the anti-Communist network ; Communism and national security: the menace emerges ; The state steps in: setting the anti-Communist agenda ; Communists in government and the big spy cases ; Atomic espionage ; The loyalty-security program ; The assault on the Communist Party ; The destruction of the Communist fronts and unions ; Congressional committees and unfriendly witnesses ; Red-baiting and careerism: Joseph McCarthy at work ; Congressional investigations and the "loss" of China ; Anticommunism at the state and local levels ; Blacklists and other economic sanctions ; Liberals and the struggle against McCarthyism ; The legacy of McCarthyism.
0312393199 9780312393199 0312294255 9780312294250
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
Anti-communist movements--History--United States
Internal security--History--United States--20th century.
Communism--History--United States
Subversive activities--History--United States--20th century.
973.9