In Cold War America; Senator Joseph McCarthy enjoyed tremendous support in the fight against what he called atheistic communism. But that support stemmed less from his wild charges about communists than his more substantiated charges that "sex perverts" had infiltrated government agencies. Although now remembered as an attack on suspected disloyalty; McCarthyism introduced "moral values" into the American political arsenal. Warning of a spreading homosexual menace; McCarthy and his Republican allies learned how to win votes.Winner of three book awards; The Lavender Scare masterfully traces the origins of contemporary sexual politics to Cold War hysteria over national security. Drawing on newly declassified documents and interviews with former government officials; historian David Johnson chronicles how the myth that homosexuals threatened national security determined government policy for decades; ruined thousands of lives; and pushed many to suicide. As Johnson shows; this myth not only outlived McCarthy but; by the 1960s; helped launch a new civil rights struggle.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. fantastic resourceBy Michele LangmanThis is a fantastic resource; incredibly comprehensive especially as it includes an insightful discussion of Jung's researches into alchemy. It also investigates the history of metal-working and the way it affects the development of alchemy. Eliade is a marvellous researcher and writer; his use of references is exhaustive and illuminating. Oddly enough he does not include a chapter on Arabic alchemy although he refers to it and it seems very important.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting take on the rise of secular chemistry and its ...By Bradford MatsunagaInteresting take on the rise of secular chemistry and its de-sacralization from its "mythic" roots and the attempt to recapture the Age of Gold in a present Age of Iron.99 of 101 people found the following review helpful. Great Introductions to a fascinating subjectBy M. ScottIf I had my time over again I would read these three books on alchemy in the following order: All of them are excellent in their own sphere to introduce a complex process.(1) The Forge and the Crucible - EliadeThis is an excellent prehistory of alchemy showing the patterns of thought out of which Alchemy most probably arose. An easy read.(2) Anatomy of the Soul - EdingerSet out according to seven processes involved in alchemy Calcinatio; Solutio; Coagulatio; Sublimatio; Mortificatio; Separatio; Coniunctio; this is an accessible book that puts each process in reasonably neat boxes; (though the considerable overlap and intermingling is acknowledged). The approach is somewhat mechanical.(3) Alchemy; an Introduction... - Von Franz.More 'organic' than Edinger; Von Franz has a very warm and human touch. She deals with the origins of alchemy in Egypt and Greece and delves into the 'Aurora Consurgens'; attributed to Aquinas. She includes relevent and interesting case material. Being a transcription of lectures; it is a little haphazard; though none the less informative for that.
