Description: Arguments about whether distinctive features of American society, culture, political structure, economic system, or population account for the relative weakness of American radicalism have engaged historians, sociologists, and political scientists for decades
Brief description:
Harvey Klehr is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History at Emory University. He is the author of numerous articles and books most recently Early Cold War Spies: The Espionage Trials that Shaped American Politics; Communism, Espionage and The Cold War: A Curriculum Unit of Study for Grades 9-12; and In Denial: Historians, Communism and Espionage.
Review Quotes:
"Harvey Klehr's early work in the history of American communism is every bit as illuminating and powerful as his later work based on Soviet archival documentation. The Communist Experience in America is essential reading for anyone interested in the tortured history of communism in America." --Johnathan Brent, executive director and CEO of YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.