Deadly farce : Harvey Matusow and the informer system in the McCarthy era / Robert M. Lichtman and Ronald D. Cohen.
| Author/creator | Lichtman, Robert M., 1933- |
| Other author | Cohen, Ronald D., 1940-2022 |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2004. |
| Description | viii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The informers' era -- Birth of a party member -- The making of an informer -- Hitting the big time -- Blacklists and election campaigns -- Fruits of triumph -- Mixed messages -- Matusow's odyssey -- Writing and recanting -- At center stage -- Paying the piper -- Four decades of aftermath -- Epilogue : a note on the historians. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003011714 |
| ISBN | 0252028864 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780252028861 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0252075161 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780252075162 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E743.5 .M36 L53 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |