Cold War on Campus: A Study of the Politics of Organizational Control

Cold War on Campus: A Study of the Politics of Organizational Control
ISBN-10
1412819792
ISBN-13
9781412819794
Category
Education
Pages
358
Language
English
Published
1989-01-01
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Author
Lionel S. Lewis

Description

"The most complete and intensiveanalysis of what [Lewis defines as the Cold War or what might be described as the inquisitionalonslaught by federal and state 'un-American' committees on the integrity and independence of theAmerican professorate during 1946-56." -Edward C. McDonagh, The American Journal ofEducation "Lewis's work reinforces a fundamental point.Administrators at over one hundred institutions share responsibility for actions that helpedstrike a tragic blow to academic freedom and intellectual culture during the 1950s. They wereparticipants in a campaign of political expedience and aggression-along with thousands ofnational leaders." -David R. Homes, Journal of HigherEducation

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