Lamont, Corliss (1902-1995)

Are We Being Talked Into War? Basic Pamphlets – I [Cold War Propaganda] [Soviet Union - United States Relations]

New York: Basic Pamphlets, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled wraps.

A concise Cold War–era political pamphlet by philosopher and civil-liberties advocate Corliss Lamont, questioning the role of media, rhetoric, and public pressure in steering the United States toward military conflict with the Soviet Union. Written at the height of postwar tensions, Lamont argues against what he characterizes as escalating propaganda and alarmist discourse, positioning the pamphlet within early-1950s debates over American foreign policy, civil liberties, and international peace.

Stapled wraps; approximately 3.75 × 5.5 inches; 29 pages. Rear cover advertises additional titles in the Basic Pamphlets on Current Issues series, offered at five cents per copy with bulk pricing noted. The bindings are firm and intact. Text is clean and legible throughout. Light age-toning and minor handling soil to the outer covers, consistent with ephemeral political pamphlets of the period.

An articulate and representative example of early Cold War dissent literature, reflecting the intellectual and activist currents that challenged dominant narratives of U.S.–Soviet relations during the McCarthy era.

Subjects: Cold War Propaganda; United States–Soviet Union Relations; Anti-War Advocacy; McCarthy Era Politics; Civil Liberties; American Humanism; Political Dissent; Post-World War II American Politics, Political Pamphlets; Cold War Literature; Civil Liberties Writing; Political Ephemera; Twentieth-Century American Nonfiction

Item #17233

Price: $15.00