John Earl Haynes
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John Earl Haynes is an American historian who is a specialist in 20th century political history in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress; he is known for his books on the subject of the American Communist and anti-Communist movements, and on Soviet espionage in America (many written jointly with Harvey Klehr).
He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1966, and his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1968 and 1978 respectively.
[edit] Criticism
Historian Ellen W. Schrecker said of Haynes: "...for some reason, complexity, nuance, and a willingness to see the world in other than black and white seem alien to Haynes' view of history. He seems unable to accept an interpretation of American communism that looks at its achievements as well as its sins (I suppose Haynes would prefer the word, "crimes," here)... it's getting a little tiresome to have to explain yet again that--in this country--McCarthyism did more damage to the constitution than the American Communist party ever did." [1]
[edit] Bibliography
- John Earl Haynes, Dubious Alliance: The Making of Minnesota's DFL Party (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984)
- Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, The American Communist Movement: Storming Heaven Itself (Twayne, New York, 1992)
- Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov, The Secret World of American Communism (Yale University, New Haven, 1995)
- John Earl Haynes, Red Scare or Red Menace? American Communism and Anticommunism in the Cold War Era (Ivan Dee, Chicago, 1996)
- Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill Anderson, The Soviet World of American Communism (Yale University, New Haven, 1998)
- John Earl Haynes (editor), Calvin Coolidge and the Coolidge Era: Essays on the History of the 1920s (Library of Congress and the University Press of New England, 1998)
- John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America (Yale University, New Haven, 1999)
- John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr, In Denial: Historians, Communism and Espionage (Encounter, San Francisco, 2003)
- Haynes J.E., "The Cold War Debate Continues: A Traditionalist View of Historical Writing on Domestic Communism and Anti-Communism" Journal of Cold War Studies, Volume 2, Number 1, 1 January 2000, pp. 76-115(40)
