British and American Anti-communism Before the Cold War

by Ruotsila,Markku

• ISBN13: 9780714651606
• ISBN10: 0714651605
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A study of British and American anti-communist thought in the 50 years before the Cold War. It examines socialist, liberal and conservative varieties of anti-communism from the debates of the 1880s, up until the onset of the Cold War after Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946. In doing so, it analyzes the writings and activities of a wide range of politically attached intellectuals, publicists and politicians. The work shows the centrality of anti-communist thought in the major policy projects of the 20th century, but also paints a picture of a movement deeply divided against itself. The fundamental divisions between socialist, liberal and conservative forms of anti-communism apppear as important explanations for the Cold War itself - an ideological struggle, as much within the broad anti-communist community of the West as against the Soviet Union.

Author Biography

Markku Ruotsila is a Finnish Academy Researcher at the University of Tampere

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	vi
Acknowledgements	viii
Abbreviations	ix
Introduction	x
PART I: FORMATION OF THE ANTICOMMUNIST FRAMEWORKS, 1880--1917
Conservatives and the Rise of Socialism	3	(19)
Liberal Roads to Social Democracy	22	(18)
Assessments of Bolshevism	40	(14)
Origins of the Totalitarian Image	54	(15)
PART II: FORGING ANTICOMMUNIST PROGRAMMES OF ACTION, 1918--21
Roads to Social Control	69	(22)
Roads to Self-Control	91	(25)
Refusals to Intervene	116	(21)
Interpretations and Implementations	137	(24)
PART III: COMBATING THE COLLECTIVIST ASCENDANCY, 1921--47
Reassessments of Bolshevism	161	(19)
Antecedents of Containment	180	(19)
Early Travails of the Welfare State	199	(21)
The Renascence of Conservative Anticommunism	220	(23)
Conclusion	243	(4)
Bibliography	247	(24)
Index	271