McCarthyism
The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23510503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Michaels (0000-0002-3422-7102) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | McCarthyism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203766712 |
| OpenAlex | W4256061502 |
| Open Library | OL39250340M |
| ISBN | 9780203766712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
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.
Political science · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · History · politics and government · united states
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |