Alger Hiss and the battle for history
Books on Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss abound, as countless scholars have labored to uncover the facts behind Chambers's shocking accusation before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the summer of 1948, that Alger Hiss, a former rising star in the State Department, had been a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven [Conn.] :
Yale University Press
2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Icons of America. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35548071*spi |
| Sumario: | Books on Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss abound, as countless scholars have labored to uncover the facts behind Chambers's shocking accusation before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the summer of 1948, that Alger Hiss, a former rising star in the State Department, had been a Communist and engaged in espionage. In this work, the author turns her attention to the Hiss case, including his trial and imprisonment for perjury, as a mirror of shifting American political views and passions. |
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| Descripción Física: | viii, 256 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 231-242) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781441645609 9780300155846 9780300121339 |
