McCarthy's Americans : red scare politics in state and nation, 1935-1965
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McCarthy's Americans : red scare politics in state and nation, 1935-1965
(American history in depth / general editor, A.J. Badger)
Macmillan, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-354) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Was the communist witch hunt unleashed by Senator Joe McCarthy an aberration, or has red scare politics been an intrinsic part of American political life since the 1930s? Was McCarthyism a populist or an elitist phenomenon? Was Senator McCarthy virtually irrelevant to the phenomenon?
This book shows that some of the contending interpretations of McCarthyism are mutually compatible and reveals the importance of pressures usually overlooked. Professor Heale's deeply-probing study of Joe McCarthy's 'hinterland' in the American states, demonstrates that what is usually called McCarthyism was part of a political cycle, that emerged in the 1930s and took two decades to run its course.
Table of Contents
Preface.- RED SCARE POLITICS IN THE STATES .- The Politics of Exposure.- The Politics of Patriotism.- The Politics of Regulation.- RED SCARE POLITICS IN MICHIGAN .- Class Conflict and Party Politics.- The Republican Offensive .- The Triumph of Liberalism? .- RED SCARE POLITICS IN MASSACHUSETTS.- The Contours of Red Scare Politics.- The Populist Assault.- Red Scare and Resolution .- RED SCARE POLITICS IN GEORGIA.- Defending the Old Order.- Controlling Communist Subversion.- The Red Scare as Last Hurrah .- Conclusion: McCarthyism in State and Nation .- Index.
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