The age of McCarthyism : a brief history with documents by Schrecker, Ellen, author, Deery, Phillip, author instant download

The age of McCarthyism : a brief history with documents by Schrecker, Ellen, author, Deery, Phillip, author instant download

xiv, 258 pages : 21 cm, Incorporating important recent scholarship, this popular supplement combines a comprehensive essay on the history of McCarthyism with compelling documents that trace the course of anti-Communist furor in the U.S. The volumes 95-page essay follows the campaign against domestic subversion from its origins in the 1930s through its escalation in the 1940s to its decline in the 1950s. The second part includes over 47 original documents (including 6 new sources) -- congressional transcripts, FBI reports, speeches, and letters -- that chronicle the anti-Communist crusade. The essay and documents have been thoroughly updated to reflect new scholarship and recently revealed archival evidence of Soviet spying in the U.S. Also included are headnotes to the documents, 15 black-and-white photographs, a glossary, a chronology of McCarthyism, a revised bibliographical essay, and an index, Previous edition: Boston, Mass. : Bedford Books, 2002, Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index, Introduction: 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 -- The documents. The Communist Party perspective : William Z. Foster looks at the world in 1947. 1. William Z. Foster, The New Europe, 1947 -- The Anti-Communist perspective : the American Legion. 2. James F. O'Neil, How you can…