The Resource Commonsense anticommunism : labor and civil liberties between the world wars, Jennifer Luff
Commonsense anticommunism : labor and civil liberties between the world wars, Jennifer Luff
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- Summary
- Between the Great War and Pearl Harbor, conservative labor leaders declared themselves America's "first line of defense" against Communism. In this surprising account, Jennifer Luff shows how the American Federation of Labor fanned popular anticommunism but defended Communists' civil liberties in the aftermath of the 1919 Red Scare. The AFL's "commonsense anticommunism," she argues, steered a middle course between the American Legion and the ACLU, helping to check campaigns for federal sedition laws. But in the 1930s, frustration with the New Dealorder led labor conservatives to redbait the Ro
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages)
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. The AFL and the Origins of Modern Civil Liberties; 1. Labor and Liberties: The American Federation of Labor, 1886-1915; 2. Spycraft and Statecraft: Surveillance before the Great War; 3. Sedition and Civil Liberties: The AFL during World War I; PART II. Becoming Commonsense Anticommunists; 4. Communism, Civil Liberties, and the Red Scare; 5. Secrecy and Surveillance: Anticommunism and the Bureau of Investigation; 6. Surveillance Scandals and the Downfall of the Bureau of Investigation
- PART III. From Commonsense Anticommunism to Red-baiting7. Commonsense Anticommunism and Civil Liberties; 8. Labor's Counter-Reformation: The American Federation of Labor and the End of Reform; 9. Anticommunism, the Dies Committee, and Espionage; 10. Labor's Red Scare: The AFL and the Architecture of Anticommunism, 1939-1941; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Isbn
- 9780807869895
- Label
- Commonsense anticommunism : labor and civil liberties between the world wars
- Title
- Commonsense anticommunism
- Title remainder
- labor and civil liberties between the world wars
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Luff
- Subject
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- American Federation of Labor
- Anti-communist movements
- Anti-communist movements -- United States
- Communism
- Communism -- United States
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- 1901-1953
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism & Socialism
- Politics and government
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
- American Federation of Labor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Between the Great War and Pearl Harbor, conservative labor leaders declared themselves America's "first line of defense" against Communism. In this surprising account, Jennifer Luff shows how the American Federation of Labor fanned popular anticommunism but defended Communists' civil liberties in the aftermath of the 1919 Red Scare. The AFL's "commonsense anticommunism," she argues, steered a middle course between the American Legion and the ACLU, helping to check campaigns for federal sedition laws. But in the 1930s, frustration with the New Dealorder led labor conservatives to redbait the Ro
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Luff, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 335.43097309041
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HX89 .L84 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- McCarthy, Joseph
- American Federation of Labor
- Communism
- United States
- Anti-communist movements
- McCarthy, Joseph
- McCarthy, Joseph
- American Federation of Labor
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- Anti-communist movements
- Communism
- Politics and government
- United States
- Label
- Commonsense anticommunism : labor and civil liberties between the world wars, Jennifer Luff
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. The AFL and the Origins of Modern Civil Liberties; 1. Labor and Liberties: The American Federation of Labor, 1886-1915; 2. Spycraft and Statecraft: Surveillance before the Great War; 3. Sedition and Civil Liberties: The AFL during World War I; PART II. Becoming Commonsense Anticommunists; 4. Communism, Civil Liberties, and the Red Scare; 5. Secrecy and Surveillance: Anticommunism and the Bureau of Investigation; 6. Surveillance Scandals and the Downfall of the Bureau of Investigation
- PART III. From Commonsense Anticommunism to Red-baiting7. Commonsense Anticommunism and Civil Liberties; 8. Labor's Counter-Reformation: The American Federation of Labor and the End of Reform; 9. Anticommunism, the Dies Committee, and Espionage; 10. Labor's Red Scare: The AFL and the Architecture of Anticommunism, 1939-1941; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Control code
- 792684553
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780807869895
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt62xnf
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)792684553
- Label
- Commonsense anticommunism : labor and civil liberties between the world wars, Jennifer Luff
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. The AFL and the Origins of Modern Civil Liberties; 1. Labor and Liberties: The American Federation of Labor, 1886-1915; 2. Spycraft and Statecraft: Surveillance before the Great War; 3. Sedition and Civil Liberties: The AFL during World War I; PART II. Becoming Commonsense Anticommunists; 4. Communism, Civil Liberties, and the Red Scare; 5. Secrecy and Surveillance: Anticommunism and the Bureau of Investigation; 6. Surveillance Scandals and the Downfall of the Bureau of Investigation
- PART III. From Commonsense Anticommunism to Red-baiting7. Commonsense Anticommunism and Civil Liberties; 8. Labor's Counter-Reformation: The American Federation of Labor and the End of Reform; 9. Anticommunism, the Dies Committee, and Espionage; 10. Labor's Red Scare: The AFL and the Architecture of Anticommunism, 1939-1941; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Control code
- 792684553
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780807869895
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt62xnf
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)792684553
Subject
- American Federation of Labor
- Anti-communist movements
- Anti-communist movements -- United States
- Communism
- Communism -- United States
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century
- 1901-1953
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Communism & Socialism
- Politics and government
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
- American Federation of Labor
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