McCarthyism The Realities Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
Brand: Routledge
Description
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. | McCarthyism The Realities Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
