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Communism in Hollywood : the moral paradoxes of testimony, silence, and betrayal / Alan Casty.

Author/creator	Casty, Alan
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Description	vi, 369 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. Motion picture industry--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century. Communism and motion pictures--United States. Blacklisting of entertainers--United States. --History. Blacklisting of authors--United States. --History. Screenwriters--Political activity. --United States. Motion picture producers and directors--Political activity. --United States. Communism--United States. --History.

Contents	Before the Congressional hearings: the shaping of a culture of ideology, art, and conflict -- The hearings begin: party discipline and the realities of the Soviet world -- The time of the blacklist-and the times since.
Review	"Much has been written about the history of Communism in America, including the party's appeal to many in the Hollywood community of the 1930s and 1940s. While several books have offered standard accounts of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings and the blacklist in the entertainment industry, Alan Casty provides a fresh and provocative perspective. In Communism in Hollywood: The Moral Paradoxes of Testimony, Silence, and Betrayal, Casty challenges the absolute dualisms of the period - cowardly informers and heroic martyrs." "Drawing on newly available material, Casty illustrates the control by the international Communist movement and the role of the Hollywood Communists themselves in fomenting the intense hostilities of the period. Casty juxtaposes the actions and statements of those who testified and "named names" before HUAC with Communists who refused to testify and remained silent about the atrocities of the Soviet Union. By providing a scrupulous account of the full scope of the Communist Party in Hollywood, this book presents a more accurate picture of the moral quandaries faced during this dark period in American history."--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009015438
ISBN	9780810869486 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0810869489 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780810869493 (ebook)
ISBN	0810869497 (ebook)

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