The new mccarthyism in academe by ellen schrecker ellen schrecker is professor ofhistory at yeshiva university. Ellen schrecker says professors should be worried about a. Pdf ellen schrecker, phillip deery 2016, the age of. Ellen schrecker is professor of history at yeshiva university. From labor to feminism to social work to journalism, academia, and hollywood, this stalinisminreverse dropped like a cold guillotine across american society and hacked apart far too many lives, needlessly and. Recognized as one ofthe nations leading experts on mccarthyism,she has published many books and articles on the subject,including many are the crimes. A brief history with documents 2nd edition by ellen w.
She has taught at harvard and princeton and has authored numerous books including the awardwinning no ivory tower. Ever since the founding of the united states, men and women. This was not the first time he had been barred from the waterfront under. Mind, ellen schrecker s no ivory tower, and two early examples, jane sanders, cold war on the campus, and george stewarts compelling firstperson account, the year of the oath. Ellen schreckers short history of the mccarthy era takes a look at what happened in the mccarthy era starting with a brief 100 page history of the main period stretching from the just after the war to the end of mccarthy himself. The beginning of this second edition of the age of mccarthyism. Shes a retired professor of american history at yeshiva university and the author of a number of books, including many are the crimes. Mccarthyism and the universities schrecker also studies academic freedom. Ellen schrecker has authored the definitive work on americas iron curtain age of the cold war, specifically its mccarthyite nadir. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as mccarthyism destroyed lives and careers.
Schrecker relies heavily on interviews and on files wrested. Political repression and the fear of communism the 28yearold seaman was puzzled. Ebook download many are the crimes, by ellen schrecker. The first is a compelling essay of about onehundred. Schrecker records of the subversive activities control board, 19501972 microform introduction by ellen schrec. Anticommunism and american labor, new labor forum, springsummer 1999, pp. If you want a deepdive into the hollywood blacklist or edward r. Lawrence parker had been forced off his job as a waiter on the s. This second edition of this text combines an account of the history of mccarthyism from its origins in the 1930s through its escalation in the 1940s to its decline in the 1950s with documents tracing the course of anticommunist furore in the us. Had observers known in the 1950s what they have learned since the 1970s, when the freedom of information act opened the bureaus files. Ellen schrecker has produced a comprehensive survey of the public assault on communism in america in the midtwentieth century. The age of mccarthyism 1 the american communist party 2 the. Widely recognized as a leading expert on mccarthyism, she has published many books and articles on the subject, including many are the crimes.
A brief history with documents 3rd edition by ellen w. But how did this episode of political repression take off. Mccarthyism and the universities 1986 and the age of mccarthyism. No ivory tower mccarthyism and the universities ellen. Encompassing far more than the brief career of senator joseph mccarthy, it was the most widespread episode of political repression in the history of the united states. The first is an essay in which the author discusses the origins and escalation of the anticommunist campaign in the us in the 30s and 40s, and how that campaign functioned and eventually sputtered to an end in the 50s.
The mccarthy era was a bad time for freedom in america. Schrecker 2001 paperback paperback january 1, 1707 4. Mccarthyism and the universities oxford university press, 1986. The term mccarthyism refers to an accusatory campaign based on unfair allegations, fear tactics, innuendo, and sen sationalized threats of guilt by association. As a result, perhaps 15,000 people lost their jobs in the civil service, entertainment industry, public. This popular supplement combines a comprehensive essay on the history of mccarthyism with compelling documents that trace the course of anticommunist furor in the us. A brief history with documents by ellen schrecker boston. According to schrecker, mccarthyism mislabeled because it both.
Ellen schrecker is professor of history at yeshiva university and the author of, among other books, no ivory tower. Ellen schrecker has updated her useful reader on anticommunism in the united states, mainly in the decade after 1945. A brief history with documents bedford series in history and culture by ellen schrecker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The documents are well chosen, the commentary is usually helpful, and the book should appeal to students. Ellen schreckers short history of the mccarthy era. Ellen schrecker, phillip deery 2016, the age of mccarthyism. On this weeks episode of on contact, chris hedges explores the rise of a new mccarthyism with professor ellen schrecker, author of many are the crimes.
Were seeing the result of a 40year assault on the liberal mainstream. Marvins press, 1994 in the late 1950s a group of graduate students at the university of chicago wanted to have a coffee vending machine installed outside the physics department for the convenience of people who worked there late at night. The age of mccarthyism by ellen schrecker essay example. Ellen schrecker this documentary history fills a longstanding need for a short yet comprehensive treatment of mccarthyism. A brief history with documents, 2nd edition the bedford series in history and culture discussion and chapter questions and find the age of mccarthyism. If youre looking for an explanation of mccarthyism and an overview of the actions of the anticommunist crusade of the 40s and 50s or havent read much about mccarthyism, this is the book for you. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. A brief history with documents by ellen schrecker, states the thesis that rules it. The legacy of mccarthyism by ellen schrecker from the book. Welcome to your paper assignment the history of the cold war is a stark reminder of how americans have often struggled to find a balance between maintaining in a liberal democracy and protecting it from forces that seek to subvert it indeed, we are having this same debate today over how to fight the war on terrorism. Colorful and controversial, ellen schreckers many are the crimes offers a series of historical vignettes about the rise and spread of mccarthyism in the middle decades of the twentieth century. Setting the anticommunist agenda by ellen schrecker from the book the age of mccarthyism. A brief history with documentsthird edition 2017 ellen w. The volumes 95page essay follows the campaign against domestic subversion from its origins in the 1939s, through its escalation in the 1940s, to its decline in the 1950s.
In the name of national security, most americansliberal and conservative alikesupported the anticommunist crusade that ruined so many careers, marriages, and even lives. This documentary history on mccarthyism contains two sections. Reviewed by jim barrett university of illinois published on hlabor april, 1996. Martins press, 1994 internet what transformed the communist threat into a national obsession was not its plausibility, but the involvement of. Cherny department of history, san francisco state university published on hlabor april, 1999. For possibly the best brief analysis of how the machinery of mccarthyism oper ated and interacted, see ellen schrecker, many are the crimes. Mccarthyism government service during the mccarthy era perhaps the most highprofile institution in american society to be affected by the red scare of the late 1940s and early 1950s was the u. A brief history with documents, 2nd edition the bedford series in history. Historian ellen schrecker calls the fbi the single most important component of the anticommunist crusade and writes. Lesson by ellen schrecker, animation by patrick smith. Ellen schrecker, recorded books, llc mccarthyism is the longest and most widespread of political repression in american history.
Ellen schrecker is professor of history at yeshiva university emeritus. No ivory tower mccarthyism and the universities ellen w. Age of mccarthyism, 3rd edition macmillan learning for instructors. Schrecker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Martins press, 1994 the restored tolerance for american communism that grew out of the wartime alliance with the soviet union did not long survive the victory over hitler in the spring of 1945. President cleveland in february 1951 as a poor security risk, but had not been told why.