McCarthyism
The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, History, Modern, 20th Century, Americas, United States
| Author: | Jonathan Michaels | ISBN: | 9781135021214 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan Michaels |
| ISBN: | 9781135021214 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare offers an analysis of the ways in which fear of communism manifested in daily American life, giving readers a rich understanding of this era of postwar American history. Including primary documents and a companion website, Michaels’ text presents a fully integrated picture of McCarthyism and the cultural climate of the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War.
In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare offers an analysis of the ways in which fear of communism manifested in daily American life, giving readers a rich understanding of this era of postwar American history. Including primary documents and a companion website, Michaels’ text presents a fully integrated picture of McCarthyism and the cultural climate of the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War.
