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100 1  Clune, Lori|4aut 
245 10 Executing the Rosenbergs :|bdeath and diplomacy in a Cold 
       War world /|cLori Clune 
264  1 New York, NY :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 
300    xv, 261 pages|billustrations|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and 
       index 
505 8  Truman -- Transition -- Eisenhower -- Execution -- 
       Reverberations 
520    In 1950, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested for 
       allegedly passing information about the atomic bomb to the
       Soviet Union, an affair FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover 
       labeled the "crime of the century." Their case became an 
       international sensation, inspiring petitions, letters of 
       support, newspaper editorials, and protests in countries 
       around the world. Nevertheless, the Rosenbergs were 
       executed after years of appeals, making them the only 
       civilians ever put to death for conspiracy-related 
       activities. Yet even after their executions, protests 
       continued. The Rosenberg case quickly transformed into 
       legend, while the media spotlight shifted to their two 
       orphaned sons. In Executing the Rosenbergs, Lori Clune 
       demonstrates that the Rosenberg case played a pivotal role
       in the world's perception of the United States. Based on 
       newly discovered documents from the State Department, 
       Clune narrates the widespread dissent against the 
       Rosenberg decision in 80 cities and 48 countries. Even as 
       the Truman and Eisenhower administrations attempted to 
       turn the case into pro-democracy propaganda, US allies and
       potential allies questioned whether the United States had 
       the moral authority to win the Cold War. Meanwhile, the 
       death of Stalin in 1953 also raised the stakes of the 
       executions; without a clear hero and villain, the struggle
       between democracy and communism shifted into morally 
       ambiguous terrain. Transcending questions of guilt or 
       innocence, Clune weaves the case - and its aftermath - 
       into the fabric of the Cold War, revealing its far-
       reaching global effects. An original approach to one of 
       the most fascinating episodes in Cold War history, 
       Executing the Rosenbergs broadens a quintessentially 
       American story into a global one."--|cProvided by 
       publisher 
520    "The Rosenberg case tested the limits of the federal 
       government's new Cold War propaganda apparatus. Both the 
       Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower administrations 
       struggled to sell the guilt of the two spies and use the 
       case to sell democracy and freedom overseas. However, 
       citizens around the world did not always agree with the 
       United States' execution of the Rosenbergs, which 
       diminished the standing of the country in the eyes of the 
       world, particularly so soon after the death of Stalin and 
       the removal of the face of evil global Communism. In this 
       first book, Lori Clune uses newly discovered State 
       Department documents to demonstrate dissent to the 
       Rosenberg decision from 80 cities in 48 countries in the 
       early 1950s. American diplomats overseas observed and 
       reported protests, petitions, letters of support, and 
       newspaper editorials back to the State Department, along 
       with policy recommendations. This project tells a new 
       narrative of the Rosenbergs by transcending questions of 
       guilt and innocence, adding a transnational component to 
       the story and weaving the case into the Korean War, the 
       death of Stalin, and the Cold War more broadly. While the 
       Rosenbergs have been the subject of endless debate and 
       discussion for half a century, this book offers an 
       original approach to the topic, one that will no doubt add
       fodder to the politically passionate and provide a 
       significant case study for those interested in the US 
       relationship with the world"--|cProvided by publisher 
600 10 Rosenberg, Julius,|d1918-1953|vTrials, litigation, etc 
600 14 Rosenberg, Ethel,|d1915-1953 
600 14 Rosenberg, Julius,|d1918-1953 
600 17 Rosenberg, Julius,|d1918-1953|2gnd 
600 17 Rosenberg, Ethel,|d1915-1953|2gnd 
648  7 1945-1953|2fast 
650  0 Rosenberg, Ethel,|vTrials, litigation, etc 
650  0 Trials (Espionage)|zNew York (State)|zNew York 
650  0 Trials (Conspiracy)|zNew York (State)|zNew York 
650  4 Trials (Conspiracy) 
650  4 Trials (Espionage) 
650  7 Ost-West-Konflikt|2gnd 
650  7 Spionage|2gnd 
650  7 Strafverfahren|2gnd 
650  7 Hinrichtung|2gnd 
650  7 Protest|2gnd 
650  7 HISTORY|zUnited States|x20th Century|2bisacsh 
651  0 United States|xHistory|y1945-1953 
651  4 United States 
651  4 New York (State)|zNew York 
651  7 USA|2gnd 
653    USA 
655  4 History 
655  4 Trials, litigation, etc 
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