Red Scare by Clay Risen
Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America
Red Scare is a narrative history of McCarthyism and the post–World War II anti‑Communist campaigns in the United States. Using newly declassified documents, Clay Risen traces the rise and fall of the Red Scare through roughly 1957, showing how politicians and government networks pursued alleged Communists and damaged thousands of lives. The book examines well‑known episodes like the Hollywood blacklist and explores the political, cultural, and personal consequences of the era through figures such as Joseph McCarthy, Roy Cohn, Robert Oppenheimer, Richard Nixon, and others.
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- Published
- 2025
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 480
- Original Language
- English
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