Show trial : Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2018].
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9780231187787, 0231187785, 9780231184892
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018].
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xiv, 406 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
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English
ISBN
9780231187787, 0231187785, 9780231184892

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Includes bibliographic references (pages 355-389) and index.
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"In 1947, the Cold War came to Hollywood. Over nine tumultuous days in October, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a notorious round of hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. The blowback was profound: the major studios pledged to never again employ a known Communist or unrepentant fellow traveler. The declaration marked the onset of the blacklist era, a time when political allegiances, real or suspected, determined employment opportunities in the entertainment industry. Hundreds of artists were shown the door--or had it shut in their faces. In Show Trial, Thomas Doherty takes us behind the scenes at the first full-on media-political spectacle of the postwar era, a courtroom drama starring glamorous actors, colorful moguls, on-the-make congressmen, high-priced lawyers, single-minded investigators, and recalcitrant screenwriters, all recorded by newsreel cameras and broadcast over radio. Doherty explores the deep background to the hearings and details the theatrical elements of a proceeding that bridged the realms of entertainment and politics. He tells the story of the Hollywood Ten and the other witnesses, friendly and unfriendly, who testified; tracks the flight path of the Committee for the First Amendment, the delegation from Hollywood that descended on Washington to protest the hearings; and chronicles the implementation of the postwar blacklist. Show Trial is a rich, character-driven inquiry into how the HUAC hearings ignited the anti-Communist crackdown in Hollywood, providing a gripping new cultural history of one of the most influential events of the postwar era." -- Publisher's description

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Doherty, T. P. (2018). Show trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist . Columbia University Press.

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Doherty, Thomas Patrick. 2018. Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist. New York: Columbia University Press.

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Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.

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Doherty, T. P. (2018). Show trial: hollywood, HUAC, and the birth of the blacklist. New York: Columbia University Press.

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Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist Columbia University Press, 2018.

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