Red scare : right-wing hysteria, fifties fanaticism, and their legacy in Texas / / by Don E. Carleton ; foreword by John Henry Faulk

• Autore: Carleton Don E. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2014; ©1985
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.4/1411063
• Soggetto topico: Subversive activities - Texas - Houston - History - 20th century; Internal security - Texas - Houston - History - 20th century; Right and left (Political science)
• Soggetto geografico: Houston (Tex.) History
• Persona (resp. second.): FaulkJohn Henry
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""1 A Nervous New Civilization""; ""2 Voices from the Left""; ""3 Fear and Money""; ""4 Red Scare Activists Organize""; ""5 The Red Scare Begins""; ""6 The Red Scare and the Schools""; ""7 The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair""; ""8 ""Oveta Doesn't Brook Back-Talk""""; ""9 Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto""; ""10 Bertie and the Board""; ""11 Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare""; ""Essay on Sources""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Winner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle between conservative and liberal politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Red scare
• ISBN: 0-292-75856-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821410703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II