{"product_id":"inquisition-in-hollywood","title":"Inquisition in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive work on the Hollywood blacklist era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inquisition in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission era to the waning days of the infamous blacklist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although this thirty-year period of American history is marked by widespread targeting of leftists in all areas of life, those in the film industry–-predominately screenwriters–-were considered to be in positions of great potential indoctrinating power, and found themselves under intense scrutiny as the Cold War hysteria mounted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ceplair and Englund trace the history of political struggle in Hollywood back to the formation of the Screen Writers Guild in 1933. Many of the blacklisted filmmakers were members of the Communist Party and all of the graylisted filmmakers had expressed their sympathy with progressive (mainly anti-fascist) causes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although no Hollywood Communist has ever been linked to espionage or sabotage, and charges of subversive indoctrination have no basis in documented fact, this book powerfully shows how devastating a mere suspicion or insinuation of guilt could be during the era of the Red Menace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Twenty-two years after its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Inquisition in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e remains the definitive work on the blacklist era, and this new edition features a new introduction by the authors. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54220806062424,"sku":"9780252071416","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780252071416.jpg?v=1779249649","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/inquisition-in-hollywood","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}