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Nick Fischer - Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism - 9780252040023 - V9780252040023
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Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism

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Description for Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 black and white photographs, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPFC; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 281 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
The McCarthy-era witch hunts marked the culmination of an anticommunist crusade launched after the First World War. With Bolshevism triumphant in Russia and public discontent shaking the United States, conservatives at every level of government and business created a network dedicated to sweeping away the spider web of radicalism they saw threatening the nation. In this groundbreaking study, Nick Fischer shines a light on right-wing activities during the interwar period. Conservatives, eager to dispel communism's appeal to the working class, railed against a supposed Soviet-directed conspiracy composed of socialists, trade unions, peace and civil liberties groups, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252040023
SKU
V9780252040023
Shipping Time
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About Nick Fischer
Nick Fischer is Adjunct Research Associate of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.

Reviews for Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism
Refreshingly original.
New York Review of Books Spider Web turns out to be a well-researched and thoughtful interdisciplinary work that intertwiningly uses perspectives of history, political science, sociology, and media studies. . . . Fischer's research is extensive, and in many aspects pioneering. Not only does he sum up the previous findings on American anticommunism, ... Read more

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