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Progressive Lawyers under Siege : Moral Panic during the McCarthy Years
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wark, Colin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Blacklisting, Labor--United States--History--20th century.
- Law--United States--History--20th century.
- Lawyers--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.
- Left-wing extremists--Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States--History--20th century.
- Legal services--United States--History--20th century.
- Political crimes and offenses--United States--History--20th century.
- Political persecution--United States--History--20th century.
- Law--History--20th century--United States.
- Law.
- Anti-communist movements.
- Lawyers--History--Political activity--20th century--United States.
- Lawyers.
- Political crimes and offenses--History--20th Century--United States.
- Political crimes and offenses.
- Legal services--History--20th century--United States.
- Legal services.
- Political persecution--History--20th century--United States.
- Political persecution.
- Left-wing extremists--History--Legal status, laws, etc--20th century--United States.
- Left-wing extremists.
- Blacklisting, Labor--History--20th century--United States.
- Blacklisting, Labor.
- Local Subjects:
- Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Blacklisting, Labor--United States--History--20th century.
- Law--United States--History--20th century.
- Lawyers--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.
- Left-wing extremists--Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States--History--20th century.
- Legal services--United States--History--20th century.
- Political crimes and offenses--United States--History--20th century.
- Political persecution--United States--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span>This book analyzes the culture within the San Francisco law firm of Gladstein, Andersen, and Leonard (circa 1945-1965). The partners were harassed by the FBI primarily for defending labor union members and leaders, given the FBI's interest in controlling the Communist Party. </span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Blacklisting During the Cold War; 3 Lawyers and the Micro Environments in American Law Firms during the 1930s to the 1960s; 4 San Francisco and the Bay Area during the 1930s through the 1960s; 5 Harry Bridges; 6 George R. Andersen; 7 Norman Leonard; 8 Richard Gladstein; 9 Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
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