McCarthyism and the Red Scare: A Reference Guide

by William T. Walker

Book Overview

This book is a must-read for anyone studying and researching the rise and fall of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and McCarthyism in American political life.

Intolerance in America that targets alleged internal subversives controlled by external agents has a storied history that stretches hundreds of years. While the post-World War II "Red Scare" and the emergence of McCarthyism during the 1950s is the era commonly associated with American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598844377
• ISBN13: 9781598844375
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"