Critchlow, Donald T

Chronicles the rise of conservatism in America in the years following World War II and examines how this movement shaped American policies even into the new millennium. Outlines opposing perspectives on conservatism and includes primary source documents.

Presents memoirs by ten survivors of prisons and work camps in such Communist countries as the Soviet Union, Cuba, Vietnam, and China during the Cold War years, and includes background on the gulag genre of literature and introductions to each work.