Bibliograph

The McCarthy hearings, Philip Brooks

Type

Label

The McCarthy hearings, Philip Brooks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The McCarthy hearings

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52312448

Responsibility statement

Philip Brooks

Series statement

20th-century perspectives

Summary

Describes how Joseph McCarthy and his associates tarnished reputations and ruined lives as they investigated potential communists and Soviet spies in the 1950s, how the "witch-hunt" ended, and its consequences

Table Of Contents

Joseph McCarthy : threat to freedom -- The rise of Joseph McCarthy -- McCarthy and the FBI -- The American Communist Party -- McCarthyism : the "Witch Hunt" begins -- "I Have in My Hand a List--" -- J. Edgar Hoover -- The House Un-American Activities Committee -- The First and Fifth Amendments -- How well do I know my neighbor? -- The balance tips -- The Truman Doctrine -- Nuclear spies : the threat made real -- Korea erupts -- The Hollywood blacklist -- Proving loyalty -- McCarthy goes too far -- Fighting McCarthy -- McCarthyism after McCarthy

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification