- Anti-communist movements, Biography, Communism, History
Describes the internal and external forces that launched Joseph McCarthy on his political career and carried him to national prominence.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- David M. Oshinsky
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 597
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Free Press, Collier Macmillan
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780029237601
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