Colin Wark, John F. Galliher

Progressive Lawyers under Siege

Moral Panic during the McCarthy Years

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes the culture within the San Francisco law firm of Gladstein, Andersen, and Leonard (circa 1945-1965). The partners were harassed by the FBI primarily for defending labor union members and leaders, given the FBI's interest in controlling the Communist Party.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780739195604
• ISBN-10: 0739195603
• Artikelnr.: 42195847

Autorenporträt

Colin Wark is associate professor of criminology and sociology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. John F. Galliher is professor of sociology at Missouri University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Blacklisting during the Cold War Chapter
3: Lawyers and the Micro Environments in American Law Firms during the
1930s to the 1960s Chapter 4: San Francisco and the Bay Area during the
1930s through the 1960s Chapter 5: Harry Bridges Chapter 6: George R.
Andersen Chapter 7: Norman Leonard Chapter 8: Richard Gladstein Chapter 9:
Conclusion: The Creation of Legal Culture Epilogue References Appendix 1:
Chronology of the Gladstein Firm Appendix 2: Excerpt from George Andersen's
FBI file. Appendix 3: Excerpt from Norman Leonard's FBI file. Appendix 4:
Excerpt from Richard Gladstein's FBI file.