Catalyst of empire : Joseph McCarthy, anti-communism and early Cold War political culture / Jeffrey D. Bass -- Federal loyalty oath program / Martin Manning -- McCarthy's forgotten defenders : political and social conservatism in 1950s pop culture / Bryan E. Vizzini -- McCarthy and the media : how the "Red Scare" affected radio, TV, and film / Donna L. Halper -- An unlikely team : the social aspects of the Ground Observer Corps / David Mills -- McCarthyism and the cold war against organized labor in the United States / Saranna Thornton -- "Racist saints and communist devils" : African Americans, McCarthyism, and the Cold War / S. Ani Mukherji -- Sexuality and gender in Cold War America : social experiences, cultural authorities, and the roots of political change / Howard H. Chiang -- Mothers, spy queens, and subversives : women in the McCarthy era / Michella M. Marino -- Duck and cover : children's Cold War experiences in 1950s America / Margaret Peacock
Summary
"America's celebration of victory at the end of World War II was short lived. Rapidly escalating tensions with the Soviet Union helped spawn a new era of fear and suspicion as the United States sought to confront the threat of communism from both outside and within its borders. One man so vigorously (and recklessly) pursued Communists in the United States, that the era now commonly bears his name."--Publisher's website
