"Assesses the nature and extent of communist influence on American liberal thought in the 1930s. The study focuses on writers associated with left-wing liberalism, such as John Dewey and Bruce Bliven, and publications such as The New Republic, The Nation and Common Sense" --
Examines the causes of European immigration to America prior to World War II and highlights the personalities whose intellectual and artistic achievements have contributed to the nation's culture.
"Despite the appalling record of the Soviet Union on human rights questions, many Western intellectuals with otherwise impeccable liberal credentials were strong supporters of the Soviet Union in the interwar period. This book explores how this seemingly impossible situation cam…