Mccarthyism and Consensus

Informationen zum Autor By William Bragg Ewald Klappentext Focuses on McCarthyism's public backing and the causes of Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall. The book examines the Eisenhower administration's role in the Senator's political collapse and attempts to answer the question: to what extent is this episode exemplary of how a demagogue can be destroyed? Intended not only for students, scholars, and historians but also for a general audience interested in the McCarthy era.

Product details

• Authors: William Ewald, William Bragg Ewald
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.1986
• EAN: 9780819154347
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-5434-7
• No. of pages: 76
• Series: Credibility of Institution, Po; The Credibility of Institutions, Policies and Leadership Series; Credibility of Institutions, P; The Credibility of Institutions, Policies and Leadership Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education