Title Rethinking the red scare : the Lusk Committee and New York's crusade against radicalism, 1919-1923 / Todd J. Pfannestiel

Published New York : Routledge, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 229 pages) Series Studies in American popular history and culture American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm)) Contents The underlying causes of the red scare -- The formation of the Lusk Committee -- Origins and operations of the Soviet bureau -- Reactions from businessmen and the Committee -- The Rand School vs. the Lusk Committee -- From the courtroom to the Legislature -- Conclusion Summary Re-evaluates the Red Scare that followed World War One in light of the new methods of political repression developed in New York, methods that established a pattern for future episodes of intolerance Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities. SUBJECT New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities fast Subject Radicalism -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century Communism -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century Governmental investigations -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- State & Local. HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. Communism Governmental investigations Radicalism New York (State) Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2003011866 ISBN 0203497856 9780203497852 9786610110629 661011062X

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