Red Scare : : Right-Wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas / / Don Carleton.
Winner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle between conservative and liberal politics.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- PROLOGUE -- 1 A Nervous New Civilization -- 2 Voices from the Left -- 3 Fear and Money -- 4 Red Scare Activists Organize -- 5 The Red Scare Begins -- 6 The Red Scare and the Schools -- 7 The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair -- 8 "Oveta Doesn't Brook Back-Talk" -- 9 Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto -- 10 Bertie and the Board -- 11 Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare -- Essay on Sources -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | Winner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle between conservative and liberal politics. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780292758568 9783110745337 |
DOI: | 10.7560/758551 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Don Carleton. |