Anti-communism in twentieth-century America / Larry Ceplair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ceplair, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Anti-communist movements.

Political activists--United States--Biography.

Political activists.

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compelling, critical analysis of anti-communism illustrates the variety of anti-Communist styles and agendas, thereby making a persuasive case that the "threat" of domestic communism in Cold War America was vastly overblown. In the United States today, communism is an ideology or political movement that barely registers in the consciousness of our nation. Yet merely half a century ago, "communist" was a buzzword that every citizen in our nation was aware of-a term that connoted "traitor" and almost certainly a characterization that most Americans were afraid of. Anti-Communism in Twentieth-Century America: A Critical History provides a panoramic perspective of the types of anti-communists in the United States between 1919 and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It explains the causes and exceptional nature of anti-communism in the United States, and divides it into eight discrete categories. This title then thoroughly examines the words and deeds of the various anti-Communists in each of these categories during the three "Red Scares" in the past century. The work concludes with an unapologetic assessment of domestic anti-communism. This book allows readers to more fully comprehend what the anti-communists meant with their rhetoric, and grasp their impact on the United States during the 20th century and beyond-for example, how anti-communism has reappeared as anti-terrorism.

Contents:

Official Anti-Communism, 1919-39

Unofficial Anti-Communism, 1919-39

The Second "Red Scare," 1939-41

World War II

Official Anti-Communism, 1945-48

Official Anti-Communism, 1949-57

Institutional Anti-Communism, 1945-57

Ex-Communist and Conservative Anti-Communism, 1945-57

Liberal and Left-of-Liberal Anti-Communism, 1945-57

Civil-Libertarian Anti-Communism, 1945-57

The Decline and Periodic Revivals of Domestic Anti-Communism.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400613401

9786613599759

9781280570155

1280570156

9781440800481

1440800480

OCLC:

782907425