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Anti-communism has long been a potent force in American politics, capable of gripping both government and popular attention. Nowhere is this more evident that the two great 'red scares' of 1919-20 and 1946-54; the latter generally - if somewhat inaccurately - termed McCarthyism. By focusing on the interim period between the two major 'red scares', this volume makes clear that the lingering effects of 1919-20 and the gathering storm-clouds of 'McCarthyism' were clearly visible throughout the 20s and 30s. In so doing the rationale and motivations for the 'red scares' are contexualised as part of

Anti-communist movements --- Political persecution --- Social conflict --- Class conflict --- Class struggle --- Conflict, Social --- Social tensions --- Interpersonal conflict --- Social psychology --- Sociology --- Political repression --- Repression, Political --- Persecution --- Civil rights --- History --- United States --- Politics and government --- Mouvements anticommunistes --- Répression politique --- Conflits sociaux --- Histoire --- Etats-Unis --- Politique et gouvernement --- 20th century --- 1921-1923 --- 1923-1929 --- 1929-1933 --- 1933-1945