Bad faith : teachers, liberalism, and the origins of McCarthyism /
Feffer, Andrew, 1954-
Bad faith : teachers, liberalism, and the origins of McCarthyism / Andrew Feffer. - First edition. - New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I: The hearings. The threshold -- The stooge Grebanier -- Coudertism -- Vichy's lawyer? -- Part II: Class war. The Dewey trial -- The educational front -- Far from the ivory tower -- Part III: The mortal storm. Bad faith -- CCNY -- Flirting with the right -- Communism on trial -- Aftermath -- Conclusion: The Coudert legacy.
This work recounts the history of the Rapp-Coudert investigation into communist subversion in the public schools and municipal colleges of New York City, lasting from 1940 to 1942. This study explores how prominent depression-era liberals, as they joined in accusing Communists of 'bad faith' and branded them enemies of American democracy, anticipated and made McCarthyism possible.
9780823281183
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate the Educational System of the State of New York.
Public schools--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Community colleges--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Communism and education--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Electronic Books.
LA339 / .B334 2019
Bad faith : teachers, liberalism, and the origins of McCarthyism / Andrew Feffer. - First edition. - New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I: The hearings. The threshold -- The stooge Grebanier -- Coudertism -- Vichy's lawyer? -- Part II: Class war. The Dewey trial -- The educational front -- Far from the ivory tower -- Part III: The mortal storm. Bad faith -- CCNY -- Flirting with the right -- Communism on trial -- Aftermath -- Conclusion: The Coudert legacy.
This work recounts the history of the Rapp-Coudert investigation into communist subversion in the public schools and municipal colleges of New York City, lasting from 1940 to 1942. This study explores how prominent depression-era liberals, as they joined in accusing Communists of 'bad faith' and branded them enemies of American democracy, anticipated and made McCarthyism possible.
9780823281183
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate the Educational System of the State of New York.
Public schools--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Community colleges--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Communism and education--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Electronic Books.
LA339 / .B334 2019