Nick Fischer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3841084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Fischer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Fischer |
| SIGNATURE | FISCHER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University , Melbourne, |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7626-1253 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
H. R. Haldeman, Dynastic Politics in California, and the Dismissal of University of California President Clark Kerr
San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919–1958
Patrick Weil, The Madman in the White House: Sigmund Freud, Ambassador Bullitt, and the Lost Psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson
Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism
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. This book shines a light on right-wing activities during the interwar period. Conse…
The Australian Right, the American Right and the Threat of the Left, 1917-35
Historians can learn much about the anxieties, beliefs and activities of early Australian anticommunists and the political Right more generally by situating them in a comparative context. This reveals common motives and activities by conservative and reactionary political elements throughout the western world. Further, comparing the situation of the Australian political Right between 1917 and 1935 with that of its counterpart in the United States…
JAS review of books
Margo Kingston, Not Happy, John: Defending Our Democracy, Penguin, Camberwell, 2004, pp 446, pb $24.95, ISBN 0143002589. Duncan Graham, The People Next Door: Understanding Indonesia, UWA Press, Nedlands, 2004, pp 190, pb $38.95, ISBN 1920694099. Jock Given, America's Pie: Trade and Culture After 9/11, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2003, pp 112, pb $16.95, ISBN 0868404713. Geoffrey Barker, Sexing it Up: Iraq, Intelligence and Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, …
Lacking the will to power? Australian anti‐communists 1917‐1935
The Australian Right, the American Right and the Threat of the Left, 1917-35
Historians can learn much about the anxieties, beliefs and activities of early Australian anticommunists and the political Right more generally by situating them in a comparative context. This reveals common motives and activities by conservative and reactionary political elements throughout the western world. Further, comparing the situation of the Australian political Right between 1917 and 1935 with that of its counterpart in the United States…
Lacking the will to power? Australian anti‐communists 1917‐1935
JAS review of books
Margo Kingston, Not Happy, John: Defending Our Democracy, Penguin, Camberwell, 2004, pp 446, pb $24.95, ISBN 0143002589. Duncan Graham, The People Next Door: Understanding Indonesia, UWA Press, Nedlands, 2004, pp 190, pb $38.95, ISBN 1920694099. Jock Given, America's Pie: Trade and Culture After 9/11, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2003, pp 112, pb $16.95, ISBN 0868404713. Geoffrey Barker, Sexing it Up: Iraq, Intelligence and Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, …
The Australian Right, the American Right and the Threat of the Left, 1917-35
Historians can learn much about the anxieties, beliefs and activities of early Australian anticommunists and the political Right more generally by situating them in a comparative context. This reveals common motives and activities by conservative and reactionary political elements throughout the western world. Further, comparing the situation of the Australian political Right between 1917 and 1935 with that of its counterpart in the United States…
Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism
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. This book shines a light on right-wing activities during the interwar period. Conse…
Patrick Weil, The Madman in the White House: Sigmund Freud, Ambassador Bullitt, and the Lost Psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson
H. R. Haldeman, Dynastic Politics in California, and the Dismissal of University of California President Clark Kerr
San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919–1958
Australian History and Society (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Academic Freedom and Politics (2 works) · Biography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · 1919-1933 (1 works)