The Age of Mccarthyism: A Brief History With Documents - Couverture souple

Schrecker, Ellen; Deery, Phillip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1319050182 ISBN 13 : 9781319050184

Editeur : Bedford Books, 2016

Synopsis

Gain a deeper understanding of the anti-Communist passion felt in the US in the earlier part of the 20th century. Age of McCarthyism follows the campaign from its beginnings through to its decline using congressional transcripts, FBI reports, speeches, and letters.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ellen Schrecker is Professor of History at Yeshiva University emeritus. Widely recognized as a leading expert on McCarthyism, she has published many books and articles on the subject, including Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America and No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities. Schrecker also studies academic freedom. Her most recent book is The Lost Soul of Higher Education: Corporatization, the Assault on Academic Freedom, and the End of the University. She is currently writing about professors and politics in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Phillip Deery is Professor of History and Director of Research at Victoria University, Melbourne. He has authored more than 100 scholarly publications in the fields of Cold War studies, labor movement history, and intelligence and security studies. His most recent books are Fighting Against War: Peace Activism in the Twentieth Century and Red Apple: Communism and McCarthyism in Cold War New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bedford Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1319050182
• ISBN 13: 9781319050184
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 272
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