McCarthyism

The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, History, Modern, 20th Century, Americas, United States
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Author: Jonathan Michaels ISBN: 9781135021214
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 21, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Jonathan Michaels
ISBN: 9781135021214
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 21, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare offers an analysis of the ways in which fear of communism manifested in daily American life, giving readers a rich understanding of this era of postwar American history. Including primary documents and a companion website, Michaels’ text presents a fully integrated picture of McCarthyism and the cultural climate of the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare offers an analysis of the ways in which fear of communism manifested in daily American life, giving readers a rich understanding of this era of postwar American history. Including primary documents and a companion website, Michaels’ text presents a fully integrated picture of McCarthyism and the cultural climate of the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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