Anti-Communism in Britain During the Early Cold War : : A Very British Witch Hunt / / Matthew Gerth.
The Cold War produced in many countries a form of politicalrepression and societal paranoia which often infected governmentaland civic institutions. In the West, the driving catalyst for thephenomenon was anti-communism. While much has been written on thepost-war American red scare commonly known as...
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Gerth, Matthew, author. Anti-Communism in Britain During the Early Cold War : A Very British Witch Hunt / Matthew Gerth. London : University of London Press, 2022. ©2023 1 online resource (260 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (University of London Press, viewed May 26, 2023). The Cold War produced in many countries a form of politicalrepression and societal paranoia which often infected governmentaland civic institutions. In the West, the driving catalyst for thephenomenon was anti-communism. While much has been written on thepost-war American red scare commonly known as McCarthyism, thedomestic British response to the 'red menace' during the early ColdWar has until now received little attention. Anti-Communism inBritain During the Early Cold War is the first book to examinehow British Cold War anti-communism transpired and manifested asMcCarthyism raged across the Atlantic. Drawing from a wealth of archival material, this bookdemonstrates that while policymakers and politicians in Britainsought to differentiate their anti-communist initiatives from the'witch hunt hysteria' occurring in the United States, they wereoften keen to conduct - albeit less publicly - their own hunts aswell. Through analysing how domestic anti-communism exhibiteditself in state policies, political rhetoric, party politics andthe trade union movement, it argues that an overreaction to thecommunist threat occurred. In striking detail, this book describesa nation at war with a specific political ideology and itswillingness to use a variety of measures to disrupt or eradicateits influence. A revisionist history of anti-communism in Britain during the early Cold War. The Cold War produced in many countries a form of political repression and societal paranoia which often infected governmental and civic institutions. In the West, the driving catalyst for the phenomenon was anti-communism. While much has been written on the post-war American red scare commonly known as McCarthyism, the domestic British response to the "red menace" during the early Cold War has until now received little attention. Anti-communism in Britain During the Early Cold War is the first book to examine how British Cold War anti-communism transpired and manifested as McCarthyism raged across the Atlantic. Drawing from a wealth of archival material, this book demonstrates that while policymakers and politicians in Britain sought to differentiate their anti-communist initiatives from the "witch hunt hysteria" occurring in the United States, they were often keen to conduct--albeit less publicly--their own hunts as well. Through analyzing how domestic anti-communism exhibited itself in state policies, political rhetoric, party politics, and the trade union movement, Matthew Gerth argues that an overreaction to the communist threat occurred. In striking detail, this book describes a nation at war with a specific political ideology and its willingness to use a variety of measures to either disrupt or eradicate its influence. Anti-communist movements History 20th century. Great Britain History 20th century. Great Britain Politics and government 1945-. 9781914477348 |
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A revisionist history of anti-communism in Britain during the early Cold War. The Cold War produced in many countries a form of political repression and societal paranoia which often infected governmental and civic institutions. In the West, the driving catalyst for the phenomenon was anti-communism. While much has been written on the post-war American red scare commonly known as McCarthyism, the domestic British response to the "red menace" during the early Cold War has until now received little attention. Anti-communism in Britain During the Early Cold War is the first book to examine how British Cold War anti-communism transpired and manifested as McCarthyism raged across the Atlantic. Drawing from a wealth of archival material, this book demonstrates that while policymakers and politicians in Britain sought to differentiate their anti-communist initiatives from the "witch hunt hysteria" occurring in the United States, they were often keen to conduct--albeit less publicly--their own hunts as well. Through analyzing how domestic anti-communism exhibited itself in state policies, political rhetoric, party politics, and the trade union movement, Matthew Gerth argues that an overreaction to the communist threat occurred. In striking detail, this book describes a nation at war with a specific political ideology and its willingness to use a variety of measures to either disrupt or eradicate its influence. |
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