Spider Web
The Birth of American Anticommunism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20004874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Fischer (0000-0002-7626-1253, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 345 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Spider web (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/illinois/9780252040023.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4238868111 |
| Open Library | OL27229777M |
| ISBN | 9780252040023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
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. Conservatives, eager to dispel communism's appeal to the working class, railed against a supposed Soviet-directed conspiracy composed of socialists, trade unions, peace and civil liberties groups, feminists, liberals, aliens, and Jews. The rhetoric and power of anticommunism made for devastating weapons in a systematic war for control of the country against progressive causes. But, as the book shows, the term “spider web” far more accurately described the anticommunist movement than it did the makeup and operations of international communism. The book details how anticommunist myths and propaganda influenced mainstream politics in America, and how its ongoing efforts paved the way for the McCarthyite Fifties—and augured the conservative backlash that would one day transform American politics
Communism · Economic history · Mainstream · Political economy · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · 1919-1933 · 1933-1945 · 20th century · Anti-communist movements · Communism & Socialism · Conservatism · Labor & Industrial Relations · Myth · Political aspects · Political Ideologies · politics and government · Propaganda · united states
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |