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The Communist party

In the Great Depression, numerous American writers and intellectuals were attracted to the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA). This chapter provides an institutional analysis of that political-literary experience, arguing that it is best understood through a prism of structure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Phelps, Christopher
Other Authors:	Takayoshi, Ichiro
Format:	Book Section
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2017
Subjects:	Communism; Communist Party; CPUSA; Great Depression; Writers; Radicalism;
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41378/

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