{"product_id":"anti-communism-in-twentieth-century-america-a-critical-history-hardcover","title":"Anti-Communism in Twentieth-Century America: A Critical History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Ceplair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis compelling, critical analysis of anti-communism illustrates the variety of anti-Communist styles and agendas, thereby making a persuasive case that the \"threat\" of domestic communism in Cold War America was vastly overblown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the United States today, communism is an ideology or political movement that barely registers in the consciousness of our nation. Yet merely half a century ago, \"communist\" was a buzzword that every citizen in our nation was aware of--a term that connoted \"traitor\" and almost certainly a characterization that most Americans were afraid of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnti-Communism in Twentieth-Century America: A Critical History\u003c\/i\u003e provides a panoramic perspective of the types of anti-communists in the United States between 1919 and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It explains the causes and exceptional nature of anti-communism in the United States, and divides it into eight discrete categories. This title then thoroughly examines the words and deeds of the various anti-Communists in each of these categories during the three \"Red Scares\" in the past century. The work concludes with an unapologetic assessment of domestic anti-communism. This book allows readers to more fully comprehend what the anti-communists meant with their rhetoric, and grasp their impact on the United States during the 20th century and beyond--for example, how anti-communism has reappeared as anti-terrorism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Ceplair\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history emeritus at Santa Monica College, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118862340231,"sku":"9781440800474","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/41b09abb1435e8c5188397d66e57d5a2.webp?v=1732536935","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/anti-communism-in-twentieth-century-america-a-critical-history-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}