Description |
xvii, 316 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
16. 1952: It's like dope" -- 17. 1953: In the kitchen with the canapes -- Fever chart 1953 -- 18. 1953: A religious experience -- 19. 1954: The brinkmen -- Fever chart 1954 -- 20. 1954: Fewer Higginses, more plots -- PART FOUR: The Reckoning -- 21. 1955: "A hideous dream" -- Fever chart 1955 -- 22. 1956: "We need to discuss ourselves" -- Fever chart 1956-57 -- 23. 1957: He is not here, but is risen -- 24. 1958: Laughter beyond the moon -- 25. 1959: An un-American with a rocket -- 26. 1960 -- ?: A not unreasonable hope |
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PART ONE: Foundations -- Introduction: Christians, Judaizers, witches, etc., 1900-1945 -- 1. The Bolsheviki -- 2. The New Deal and Jimmie Higgins -- 3. The Holy office -- 4. The Pact and the strange alliance -- PART TWO: The Inquisition Institutionalized -- 5. 1945-47: The Islamic horde -- 6. 1946-47: The manila envelope -- 7. 1947: "I am not and have never been" -- 8. 1948: Henry A. Stalin -- 9. 1948-49: The Pink clambake -- Fever chart 1948-49 -- 10. 1949: "I appreciate your permission to weep" -- PART THREE: The Inquisition Rampant -- 11. 1950: Tail-Gunner Joe -- Fever chart 1950 -- 12. 1950: "An insane lunatic asylum" -- 13. 1951: The touch of handcuffed hands -- Fever chart 1951 -- 14. 1951: The piercing shriek -- 15. 1952: Swift death at the orphanage -- Fever chart 1952 |
Analysis |
Anti-communist movements United States History 20th century |
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Communism United States |
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Internal security United States History 20th century |
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McCarthy, Joseph 1908-1957 |
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Subversive activities United States History 20th century |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
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Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Communism -- United States -- 1917-
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Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Internal security -- United States.
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Communism -- United States.
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Subversive activities -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Subversive activities -- United States.
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LC no. |
72076927 |
ISBN |
0672516438 |
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