 | McCarthyism: The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare Subjects: Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; U.S. Politics; History; Sociology & Social Policy; American History; Contemporary History 1945-; The Cold War; Political History; Social Policy; 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. |
