Nightmare in red : the McCarthy era in perspective / Richard M. Fried.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fried, Richard M., 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.

McCarthy, Joseph.

Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century.

Anti-communist movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing the most complete history of the rise and fall of the phenomenon known as McCarthyism, Nightmare in Red offers a riveting and comprehensive account of the many different people who became embroiled in the anti-communist fervor of mid-century America. It traces the second Red Scare's antecedents from the 1930s, to the early years of the Cold War, through the peak of the McCarthy era, and beyond McCarthy's censure to the decline of the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the 1960s.

Contents:

Two eras and some victims

Trojan horses and fifth columns

"What do you think of female chastity?": Disloyalty in American politics

The rise of the Communist issue

The age finds its name

"Bitter days": The heyday of anti-communism

"In calmer times ..."

Epilogue: Where we came out.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-976319-4

0-19-987873-0

OCLC:

604739074