The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom Batterson Steve
Exposes the destruction of academic careers--and the complicity of educational institutions--in McCarthy's AmericaThe Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who…
Specifikacia The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom Batterson Steve
Exposes the destruction of academic careers--and the complicity of educational institutions--in McCarthy's AmericaThe Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of self-righteous anti-Communist congressmen at the height of the McCarthy era. The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of self-righteous anti-Communist congressmen at the height of the McCarthy era. Courageously asserting the First Amendment to confront a system rapidly descending into fascism, Davis testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). He became one of a small number of left wingers who served time for