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Where is Juliet Stuart Poyntz? : gender, spycraft, and anti-Stalinism in the early Cold War / Denise M. Lynn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lynn, Denise M., author.
- Series:
- Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poyntz, Juliet Stuart, 1886-1937.
- Poyntz, Juliet Stuart.
- Communist Party of the United States of America--Biography.
- Communist Party of the United States of America.
- Women communists--United States--Biography.
- Women communists.
- Women spies--United States--Biography.
- Women spies.
- Intellectuals--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.
- Intellectuals.
- Communism--United States--History--20th century.
- Communism.
- Intellectuals--Political activity.
- History.
- United States.
- Spies--Soviet Union--Biography.
- Spies.
- Soviet Union.
- Espionage, Soviet--United States.
- Espionage, Soviet.
- Missing persons--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Missing persons.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Women college teachers--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Women college teachers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "On a sweltering June evening in 1937, American Juliet Stuart Poyntz left her boardinghouse in Manhattan and walked toward Central Park, three short blocks away. She was never seen or heard from again. Seven months passed before a formal missing person's report was made, since Poyntz worked for the Soviet Secret Police and her friends (many of whom were anti-Stalinist radicals in the United States) were scared to alert authorities. Her disappearance coincided with Josef Stalin's purges of his political enemies in the Soviet Union and it was feared that Poyntz was a casualty of Soviet brutality. In Where Is Juliet Stuart Poyntz?, Denise M. Lynn argues that Poyntz's sudden disappearance was the final straw for many on the American political left, who then abandoned Marxism and began to embrace anti-communism. In the years to follow, the left crafted narratives of her disappearance that became central to the Cold War. While scholars have thoroughly analyzed the influence of the political right in the anti-communism of this era, this captivating and compelling study is unique in exploring the influence of the political left"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One The Family
- ch. Two The Communist
- ch. Three The Anarchist
- ch. Four The Intellectual And The Feds
- ch. Five The Witness
- ch. Six The Informers
- ch. Seven The Lady Spy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781625345479
- 162534547X
- 9781625345486
- 1625345488
- OCLC:
- 1154547023
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