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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| 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. |
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