Rethinking the Red Scare

Using New York as a lens, this book examines the Red Scare that griped America between 1919-1923 and the pattern it established for future episodes of political repression. It also presents the first in-depth study of the Soviet Bureau, the unofficial Bolshevik embassy that attempted to establish commercial ties with American businessmen, as well as the development of the Rand School as one of the nation's first working-class oriented schools. 1. The Underlying Causes of the Red Scare 2. The Formation of the Lusk Committee 3. The Origins and Operations of the Soviet Bureau 4. Reactions From Businessmen and the Lusk Committee 5. The Rand School vs. The Lusk Committee 6. From the Courtroom to the Legislature Conclusion Appendices Bibliography