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American communism decline
American political movements shaped by the Cold War
American radicals who turned against Marxism
Anti-communism
anti-communism shaped by political martyrdom
anti-communist narratives
anti-Stalinism
Author_Denise M. Lynn
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Cold War
Cold War origins in American leftist politics
Cold War political history
communism
communist women targeted during Stalin's purges
connection between Stalinist terror and U.S. politics
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famous unsolved disappearances with political ties
female activists who vanished mysteriously
gender
hidden history of radical politics in New York City
history of Soviet infiltration in the United States
history of spies and disappearances in Manhattan
how communism influenced U.S. radicals
how Stalin's brutality influenced American leftists
influence of Soviet repression on American politics
intellectuals disillusioned with Soviet Marxism
Juliet Stuart Poyntz mystery
leftist radicals in New York
missing communist women in American history
mysterious disappearances linked to espionage
political betrayals among American communists
Red Scare
Red Scare origins
role of women in communist organizing in America
Soviet espionage in America
Soviet secret police operations in New York
spying
Stalin's impact on American socialism
Stalinist purges 1930s
stories of Stalin's purges outside Russia
what happened to Juliet Stuart Poyntz in 1937
why U.S. radicals abandoned Soviet communism
women involved in espionage during the 1930s
Product details
- ISBN 9781625345486
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jan 2021
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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On a sweltering June evening in 1937, American Juliet Stuart Poyntz left her boardinghouse in Manhattan and walked toward Central Park, three short blocks away. She was never seen or heard from again. Seven months passed before a formal missing person's report was made, since Poyntz worked for the Soviet Secret Police and her friends (many of whom were anti-Stalinist radicals in the United States) were scared to alert authorities. Her disappearance coincided with Josef Stalin's purges of his political enemies in the Soviet Union and it was feared that Poyntz was a casualty of Soviet brutality.
In Where Is Juliet Stuart Poyntz?, Denise M. Lynn argues that Poyntz's sudden disappearance was the final straw for many on the American political left, who then abandoned Marxism and began to embrace anti-communism. In the years to follow, the left crafted narratives of her disappearance that became central to the Cold War. While scholars have thoroughly analyzed the influence of the political right in the anti-communism of this era, this captivating and compelling study is unique in exploring the influence of the political left.
Denise M. Lynn is associate professor of history and director of gender studies at the University of Southern Indiana.
