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Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary

Title
Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne.
ISBN
9781783717552
1783717556
0745335314
9780745335315
9781783717576
1783717572
9781783717569
1783717564
0745335314
9780745335315
9780745335322
0745335322
1783717564
1783717572
9781783717559
Publication
London : Pluto Press, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
Summary
"A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon both the NFL and Hollywood and become one of the most important political activists of his generation - battling both Jim Crow and Joseph McCarthy. Gerald Horne's new biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th Century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, and for international socialism. This critical and searching account provides an opportunity for readers to comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of the revolutionary progressive movement of which he was not just a part, but, perhaps, its most resonant symbol"--Publisher's description
Variant and related titles
KU 2015-16 Round 2 Collection. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Horne, Gerald. Paul Robeson. London : Pluto Press, 2016
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 01, 2022
Series
Revolutionary lives.
Revolutionary lives
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and (pages 199-237) and index.
Contents
"The best known American in the world"
Rising star
Rising revolutionary
From Moscow to Madrid
"The tallest tree in our forest"
"Black Stalin"?
Robeson: primary victim of the "blacklist"
Britain beckons
Triumph
and tragedy
Death of a revolutionary.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
Biographies.
Citation

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