- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (30 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415929903
- ISBN-13: 978-0415929905
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,689,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This concise, scholarly book is unfortunately much timelier than its author could have hoped.... We learn that a critical issue in 1952 remains as salient in 2002: Does civil defense really aspire to manage consequences of a catastrophic attack, or is it more an experiment in public psychology-- an illusion to ward off mass panic?."
-"Foreign Affairs
"Based on relevant secondary literature and research into primary sources, this thoughtful, tightly conceptualized, if at times densely theoretical monograph is an important contribution to Cold War political history. "Choice."
"If you think the Cold War was a charade, a delusion, or a passing fever, read "Neither Dead Nor Red to learn otherwise. Grossman's nuanced account shows us the durable political effects of World War II and its aftermath. It also gives us good reasons for worrying today about any claim that rogue states and international terrorism justify abridgement of American freedoms.."
-Charles Tilly, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Columbia University
"Quite compelling...Grossman's findings are especially significant in revealing how extraordinarily deeply the state was able to penetrate the rest of society. His portrayal of the co-optation of the media is particularly chilling. If "Neither Dead Nor Red gets the attention it deserves, it should help move the discussion of the early cold war beyond our traditional preoccupations with diplomacy and partisan politics to an examination of the underlying bureaucratic forces that shaped what has come to be known as the national security state. It is, in short, one of the most coherent case studies of the expansion of the state during the earlyyears of the cold war that has yet to appear.."
-Ellen Schrecker, Professor of History, Yeshiva University, and author of "Many are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
"This beautifully composed and deeply researched analytical history provides a fresh vantage from which to consider the assertive character of the post-war national security state and its impact on the beliefs and ways of life of ordinary citizens at the outset of the cold war. "Neither Dead Nor Red thoughtfully and provocatively illuminates many subjects, including the impact of discretionary power on civil liberty, the erosion of the boundary between normal and emergency periods, and the constriction of the early civil rights movement. No student of post-war America can fail to reckon with its evidence, perspective, and carefully constructed claims.."
-Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University
-"Foreign Affairs
"Based on relevant secondary literature and research into primary sources, this thoughtful, tightly conceptualized, if at times densely theoretical monograph is an important contribution to Cold War political history. "Choice."
"If you think the Cold War was a charade, a delusion, or a passing fever, read "Neither Dead Nor Red to learn otherwise. Grossman's nuanced account shows us the durable political effects of World War II and its aftermath. It also gives us good reasons for worrying today about any claim that rogue states and international terrorism justify abridgement of American freedoms.."
-Charles Tilly, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Columbia University
"Quite compelling...Grossman's findings are especially significant in revealing how extraordinarily deeply the state was able to penetrate the rest of society. His portrayal of the co-optation of the media is particularly chilling. If "Neither Dead Nor Red gets the attention it deserves, it should help move the discussion of the early cold war beyond our traditional preoccupations with diplomacy and partisan politics to an examination of the underlying bureaucratic forces that shaped what has come to be known as the national security state. It is, in short, one of the most coherent case studies of the expansion of the state during the earlyyears of the cold war that has yet to appear.."
-Ellen Schrecker, Professor of History, Yeshiva University, and author of "Many are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
"This beautifully composed and deeply researched analytical history provides a fresh vantage from which to consider the assertive character of the post-war national security state and its impact on the beliefs and ways of life of ordinary citizens at the outset of the cold war. "Neither Dead Nor Red thoughtfully and provocatively illuminates many subjects, including the impact of discretionary power on civil liberty, the erosion of the boundary between normal and emergency periods, and the constriction of the early civil rights movement. No student of post-war America can fail to reckon with its evidence, perspective, and carefully constructed claims.."
-Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University
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From the 1940s on, the government worked to prepare the civilian population for the Cold War, despite the disturbing and ridiculous, implications of planning to fight and survive a nuclear war. Neither Dead Nor Red takes on this strange time in American history, arguing that this early Cold War homefront mobilization has had a long-term, negative effect on American society and politics
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I'm a student of political science and have the great honor of studying under Dr.Grossman. This book is brilliant and an easy read...a rare combo. I enjoyed this book and if you are interested in the Cold War or history in general, this book is for you.
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