The Age of Mccarthyism: A Brief History with Documents, 2nd Edition (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Hardcover

Ellen Schrecker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312294255 ISBN 13: 9780312294250

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002

Synopsis

This popular supplement combines a comprehensive essay on the history of McCarthyism with compelling documents that trace the course of anti-Communist furor in the US. The volume's 95-page essay follows the campaign against domestic subversion from its origins in the 1939s, through its escalation in the 1940s , to its decline in the 1950s. The second part includes more than 47 original documents (including 6 new sources) —congressional transcripts, FBI reports, speeches and letters—that chronicle the anti-Communist crusade. The essays and documents have been thoroughly updated to reflect new scholarship and recently revealed archival evidence of soviet spying in the US. Also included are headnotes, photographs, a glossary, a chronology of McCarthyism, a revised bibliographical essay, and an index.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Schrecker is Professor of History at Yeshiva University.

Review:

"Schrecker's extended interpretive essay on the nature of McCarthyism and the range of documents make this a great collection. The chronology, glossary, and bibliographical essay are particularly useful for undergraduate teaching. In this new edition Schrecker has done an excellent job of assessing the significance of recent Russian archival revelations, including Communist Party involvement in Soviet espionage activities, for our understanding of what we call McCarthyism."

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312294255
• ISBN 13: 9780312294250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304