Progressive Lawyers under Siege : Moral Panic during the McCarthy Years
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| Autore: |
Wark Colin
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| Titolo: |
Progressive Lawyers under Siege : Moral Panic during the McCarthy Years
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 340.0973/09045 |
| 340.097309045 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
| Blacklisting, Labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Law -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Lawyers -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Left-wing extremists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Legal services -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Political crimes and offenses -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Political persecution -- United States -- History -- 20th century | |
| Law - History - 20th century - United States | |
| Anti-communist movements - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Lawyers - History - Political activity - 20th century - United States | |
| Political crimes and offenses - History - 20th Century - United States | |
| Legal services - History - 20th century - United States | |
| Political persecution - History - 20th century - United States | |
| Left-wing extremists - History - Legal status, laws, etc - 20th century - United States | |
| Blacklisting, Labor - History - 20th century - United States | |
| Law - U.S | |
| Law, Politics & Government | |
| Law - U.S. - General | |
| Altri autori: |
GalliherJohn F
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Blacklisting During the Cold War; 3 Lawyers and the Micro Environments in American Law Firms during the 1930s to the 1960s; 4 San Francisco and the Bay Area during the 1930s through the 1960s; 5 Harry Bridges; 6 George R. Andersen; 7 Norman Leonard; 8 Richard Gladstein; 9 Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; References; Index; About the Authors |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <span><span>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. </span></span> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Progressive Lawyers under Siege |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910974431403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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