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No ivory tower : McCarthyism and the universities / Ellen W. Schrecker.
Author
Schrecker, Ellen
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
Description
viii, 437 p. ; 25 cm.
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LC72.2 .S37 1986
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Subject(s)
Academic freedom
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United States
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History
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20th century
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College teachers
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Political activity
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Anti-communist movements
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United States
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History
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Subversive activities
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Communism
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United States
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College teachers
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United States
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Political activity
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History
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20th century
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Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Bibliography: p. 343-356.
Contents
"An excellent advertisement for the institution" : the development of academic freedom, 1886-1918
"In the camp of the people" : academic Communists in the 1930s and 1940s
"Conduct unbecoming" : the political repression of academic radicals, 1932-1942
"A matter of ethical hygiene" : the exclusion of communists from academic life after World War II
"Drawing the line" : the academy's early response to congressional investigations and right-wing attacks
"A very fertile field for investigation" : congressional committees, unfriendly witnesses, and the academic community
"Frankly and freely" : investigating committees and academic witnesses in the spring of 1953
"The slow treatment" : academic committees and their unfriendly witnesses
"A source of friction" : the quieter dismissals of left-wing teachers
"A very difficult time of it" : the academic blacklist in operation
"Not much fun" : coping with the academic blacklist
"Without guidance" : the academic profession responds to McCarthyism
Conclusion : no ivory tower.
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ISBN
0195035577
9780195035575
9780195056631
0195056639
LCCN
86008417
OCLC
13425990
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