The Age of McCarthyism by Ellen Schrecker at Bookstore UAE
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political control and freedoms > Political oppression and persecution > The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

This documentary history fills a long-standing need for a short yet comprehensive treatment of McCarthyism. The book contains two sections. The first is a compelling essay of about one-hundred pages in which the author discusses the origins and escalation of the anti-communist campaign in the U.S. in the thirties and forties and how that campaign functioned and eventually sputtered to an end in the fifties. The second part of the book consists of twenty-two original documents; transcripts from congressional hearings, FBI reports, speeches, etc., which illustrate the issues and events the author discusses in her essay.

Table of Contents:
Foreword.- Preface.- PART ONE THE AGE OF MCCARTHYISM.- Introduction.- The American Communist Party.- The Growth of the Anti-Communist Network.- Communism and National Security: The Menace Emerges.- The State Steps In: Setting the Anticommunist 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.- Redbaiting 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 McCarthyism.- The Legacy of McCarthyism.- Interpreting McCarthyism: A Bibliographical Essay.- PART TWO DOCUMENTS.- The World of American Communism: Party Members Talk About Their Experiences.- From the Communist Party's Perspective: William Z.Foster Looks at the World in 1947.- The Communist Menace: An American Legion.- View To Quarantine Communism: J.Edgar Hoover Speaks to the American People.- Communist Spies in the State Department: The Emergence of the Hiss Case.- Atom Spies or Cold War Martyrs? The Rosenberg Case.- The Truman Administration Deals with the Communist Menace: The 1947 Loyalty-Security Program.- E.O.9835 A Political Test for Employment: The Loyalty Security Program in Operation.- Guilt by Designation: The Attorney General's List.- Communism in Court: Excerpts from the 1949 Smith Act Trial of the Communist Party's Eleven Top Leaders.- Outlawing the Communist Party: The Supreme Court Upholds the Smith Act.- A Liberal Opposes Anticommunist Legislation: Truman Vetoes the Internal Security Act of 1950.- Purging the Labour Movement: The CIO Expels Its Left-wing Unions.- The Dilemma of an Unfriendly Witness: Lillian Hellman Takes the Fifth Amendment.- 'Are You Now...?' HUAC Investigates Hollywood.- 'I Have in My Hand...':Senator Joseph McCarthy Charges That There Are Communists In the State Department.- The Hollywood Blacklist Begins: Studio Heads Fire the Hollywood Ten.- The Blacklisters' Bible: Red Channels The Blacklist.- In Operation: Testimony From the John Henry Faulk Trial of 1962.- Unfriendly Witnesses and their Lawyers: The HUAC Testimony of Robert Treuhaft.- A Liberal Deplores the Witch-Hunt: Supreme Court Justice William O.Douglas On 'The Black Silence of Fear'.- APPENDICES: Chronology.- Index.

About the Author :
ELLEN SCHRECKER is Professor of History at Yeshiva University.

Review :
Review comments on 1st edition: 'Schrecker's extended interpretive essay on the nature of McCarthyism and the range of documents make this a great collection. The chronology, glossary, and bibliographical essay are particularly useful for undergraduate teaching. In this new edition Schrecker has done an excellent job of assessing the significance of recent Russian archival revelations, including Communist Party involvement in Soviet espionage activities, for our understanding of what we call McCarthyism.' - James R. Barrett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 'This documentary collection, which draws upon recently released material from archives in Moscow and Washington, is indispensable for any serious student of one of the most troubling eras in American history. Schrecker's knowledge of the field is encyclopedic, and the historical insights she shares with her readers are powerful, subtle, and persuasive.' - Maurice Isserman, Hamilton College


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780312393199
  • Publisher: St Martin's Press
  • Publisher Imprint: St Martin's Press
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Brief History with Documents
  • ISBN-10: 0312393199
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 208 mm
  • No of Pages: 350
  • Series Title: The Bedford Series in History and Culture
  • Width: 138 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
St Martin's Press -
The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents(The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!