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Congressional theatre
dramatizing McCarthyism on stage, film, and television
By Murphy, Brenda
- ISBN
- 978-0-52164-088-6
- Publisher
- Cambridge, U.K. ; Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1999
The tactics of the House Committee on Un-American Activities mesmerized the public and created a political fervor now known as "McCarthyism"--although Sen. Joseph McCarthy did not serve on this particular investigative committee. Artists took a strong interest in the proceedings, particularly since many of their own were called upon to testify or were objects of suspicion. Murphy (English, Univ. of Connecticut) expl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
