Menace of our time the long war against American communism / Aaron J. Leonard.
| Author/creator | Leonard, Aaron J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2025] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Opening Salvos (1901-1920) -- Underground and Above (1921-1927) -- The Third Period (1928-1933) -- Marginalized in the Mainstream (1934-1939) -- To War (1939-1945) -- Clampdown (1946-1947) -- Decapitation & Violence (1948-1949) -- Prison and Pursuit (1950-1953) -- Disruption (1954-1963) -- Hounded (1964-1970) -- Final Conflicts (1971-1991) -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Beginning at the turn of the century, and ending only with communism's collapse, the US government and major elements in the wider society undertook an unrelenting effort to suppress and criminalize domestic communism. This book tracks those efforts; from the state laws of the twenties that imprisoned the fledgling communist leadership, the efforts by police and local authorities against communists as they fought for unions, racial equality, and the unemployed, the trials and imprisonment of communist leaders mid-century, the extra-legal efforts of the Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) in the sixties, and the ongoing, relentless attention by the FBI afterward. This is a long-overdue book about the most extensive, repressive effort ever undertaken by US authorities against a political organization that, however problematic, was largely operating within the scope of constitutionally mandated freedoms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024058520 |
| ISBN | 9781978841802 paperback |
| ISBN | 9781978841819 cloth |
| ISBN | epub |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |