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Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
Ellen Schrecker
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Description for Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
Paperback. The McCarthy era was a bad time for freedom in America. Encompassing far more than the brief career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, it was the most widespread episode of political repression in the history of the United States. This title gives us the complete post-Cold War account of McCarthyism. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 928.
The McCarthy era was a bad time for freedom in America. Encompassing far more than the brief career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, it was the most widespread episode of political repression in the history of the United States. In the name of National Security, most Americans--liberal and conservative alike--supported the anti-Communist crusade that ruined so many careers, marriages, and even lives. Now Ellen Schrecker gives us the first complete post-Cold War account of McCarthyism. Many Are the Crimes is a frightening history of an era that still resonates with us today.
The McCarthy era was a bad time for freedom in America. Encompassing far more than the brief career of Senator Joseph McCarthy, it was the most widespread episode of political repression in the history of the United States. In the name of National Security, most Americans--liberal and conservative alike--supported the anti-Communist crusade that ruined so many careers, marriages, and even lives. Now Ellen Schrecker gives us the first complete post-Cold War account of McCarthyism. Many Are the Crimes is a frightening history of an era that still resonates with us today.
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
602
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691048703
SKU
V9780691048703
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About Ellen Schrecker
Ellen Schrecker is Professor of History at Yeshiva University. She has taught at Harvard and Princeton and has authored numerous books including the award-winning No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities and The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents. She currently edits Academe, the magazine of the American Association of University Professors.
Reviews for Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
"If the national memory is ever to reach closure on this tragic episode, Schrecker's analysis is a significant and compelling contribution."
William J. Preston, Jr., Los Angeles Times "[Schrecker's] thoughtful and earnest new study, Many Are the Crimes, offers the most comprehensive view yet of the process that turned a legal, political, economic, and cultural crusade into 'the home front of ... Read more
William J. Preston, Jr., Los Angeles Times "[Schrecker's] thoughtful and earnest new study, Many Are the Crimes, offers the most comprehensive view yet of the process that turned a legal, political, economic, and cultural crusade into 'the home front of ... Read more