Holding the Line: The Eisenhower Era, 1952-1961Alexander sees the characteristic feature of the Eisenhower era as an effort to hold the line against Communism, against big government, against intellectual challenge, against disruptive social change. The period 1952 1961 is examined in trenchant detail by the author, who focuses on domestic politics and foreign policy but also examines economic, social, intellectual, and cultural aspects of the period. He scrutinizes such features of the fifties as