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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812850003321

Autore

Schmidt Regin

Titolo

Red scare : FBI and the origins of anticommunism in the United States, 1919-1943 / / Regin Schmidt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, : Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen, 2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 pages)

Disciplina

364.1/31

Soggetti

Anti-communist movements - United States - History - 20th century

Intelligence service - United States - History - 20th century

Internal security - United States - History - 20th century

United States Politics and government 1919-1933

United States Politics and government 1933-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

English revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--Univ. of Copenhagen, 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-388) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction The FBI and the Politics of Anticommunism -- 2 The Origins of the Red Scare -- 3 The Bureau and the Red Scare -- 4 Constructing the Red Scare -- 5 1919: Containing the Social Unrest -- 6 The Palmer Raids: Deporting Political Ideas -- 7 The Decline and Fall of the Red Scare -- 8 Aftermath: The FBI and Presidential Politics -- Conclusion: The FBI and Political Surveillance: From the Red Scare to the Cold War -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.