Allison Hepler

McCarthyism in the Suburbs

Quakers, Communists, and the Children's Librarian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the effects of McCarthyism and anti-communist investigations at the local level. The author uses the case of Mary Knowles-a librarian who was investigated in the 1950s for alleged communist sympathies-to analyze how communities, local officials, and ordinary people were impacted by the politics surrounding the Cold War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9781498569415
• ISBN-10: 1498569412
• Artikelnr.: 57747619

Autorenporträt

Allison Hepler is professor of history at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Children's Librarian and the Samuel Adams School Chapter 2:
Anticommunism in Massachusetts Chapter 3: The Fifth Amendment in Norwood,
Massachusetts Chapter 4: Loyalty Oaths, Libraries, and Quakers in
Pennsylvania Chapter 5: Public Funding for the Local Library: Quakers v.
Local Officials Chapter 6: "Citizens for Philbrick" Anticommunist Campaign
to Fire the Librarian Chapter 7: Fund for the Republic: Rewarding Freedom
or Communists? Chapter 8: Contempt of Congress Chapter 9: National Scrutiny
Chapter 10: Quakers and the House Un-American Activities Committee Chapter
11: Legal and Moral Victories