Cold War and McCarthy era
Subtitle: people and perspectives
By: Caroline S. Emmons, editor.
Contributors: Emmons, Caroline S.
Series: Perspectives in American social history
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781598841039; 9781598841046
Subjects: Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States; Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- History -- 1945-1953; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Catalyst of empire : Joseph McCarthy, anti-communism and early Cold War political culture / Jeffrey D. Bass; title: Federal loyalty oath program / Martin Manning; title: Mccarthy's forgotten defenders : political and social conservatism in 1950s pop culture / Bryan E. Vizzini; title: McCarthy and the media : how the "red scare" affected radio, tv, and film / Donna L. Halper; title: An unlikely team : the social aspects of the Ground Observer Corps / David Mills; title: McCarthyism and the war against organized labor in America / Saranna Thornton; title: "Racist saints and communist devils" : African Americans, McCarthyism, and the Cold War / Ani Mukherji; title: Sexuality and gender in Cold War America : social experiences, cultural authorities, and the roots of political possibilities / Howard H. Chiang; title: Mothers, spy queens, and subversives : women in the McCarthy era / Michella M. Marino; title: Duck and cover : children's Cold War experiences in 1950s America / Margaret Peacock.