The Liberal Civil War - Fraternity and Fratricide on the Left

The Liberal Civil War: Fraternity and Fratricide on the Left explores the struggles and controversy of the liberal community during the early years of the Cold War. It follows the issue of collaboration with communists through the anti-Communist revivals of the McCarthy era, the Vietnam War, and the celebrated feud and lawsuit involving Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy.

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By Jim Tuck

Summary

The Liberal Civil War: Fraternity and Fratricide on the Left explores the struggles and controversy of the liberal community during the early years of the Cold War. It follows the issue of collaboration with communists through the anti-Communist revivals of the McCarthy era, the Vietnam War, and the celebrated feud and lawsuit involving Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Tuck, Tuck Jim
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.1998
• EAN: 9780761810872
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-1087-2
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 224 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies