False Witness by Melvin Rader

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False Witness by Melvin Rader

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False Witness by Melvin Rader

In the summer of 1948, with Cold War tensions rising, a young state legislator from Spokane, Washington, named Albert Canwell set out to combat the “communist menace” through a state version of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. University of Washington professor Melvin Rader was a victim of the Canwell Committee’s rush to judgment, but he fought back. False Witness tells of his struggle to clear his name. It is a testament of personal courage in the face of mass hysteria and a cautionary example of how basic freedoms can rapidly erode when the powers of the state are allowed to serve a rigid ideological agenda.

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ISBN 13 9780295977027
Title False Witness
Author Melvin Rader
Series False Witness
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Washington Press
Year published 1997-12-01
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.