The Secret World of American Communism (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov, John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: Political history
- Time of Work: 1919-1945
- Setting: The United States and the Soviet Union
- Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, History
- Subjects: Communism or communists, Conspiracies or conspirators, Treason, Intelligence service
- Locales: United States, Soviet Union
The key question for historians of the American Communist Party has always been whether it was a political party like any other operating within the laws of the United States. As the editors of this volume note in their introduction, many historians have given a qualified yes to the question, admitting that there may have been some Communist spies but contending that the overwhelming majority of party members were loyal, if dissenting, Americans. The editors call these historians revisionists, and throughout this volume they conduct an argument against what they consider to be an...
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