Alger Hiss and the Battle for History

Countless scholars have laboured to uncover the facts behind Whittaker Chambers' shocking accusation before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the summer of 1948 - that Alger Hiss, a former rising star in the State Department, had been a Communist and engaged in espionage. This book deals with the Hiss case.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Jacoby
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2010
• EAN: 9780300164411
• ISBN: 978-0-300-16441-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Icons of America; Icons of America (Paperback); Icons of America; Icons of America (Paperback)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas