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Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary
Gerald Horne
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Description for Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary
Paperback. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
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 biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, ... Read more
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 biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Revolutionary Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745335322
SKU
V9780745335322
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About Gerald Horne
Gerald Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He has published more than 30 books including The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the USA (NYU Press, 2014) and Black Revolutionary: William Patterson and the Globalization of the African American Freedom Struggle (University of ... Read more
Reviews for Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary
'Offers a great example of black entertainers as responsible and ethical political leaders'
LSE Review of Books 'Excellent'
Sydney Review of Books 'An amazing contribution to African American radical history ... I hope a new generation of activists read Horne's insightful book'
Tony Pecinovsky, People's World 'Horne delivers a fine, taut analysis of the great African American ... Read more
LSE Review of Books 'Excellent'
Sydney Review of Books 'An amazing contribution to African American radical history ... I hope a new generation of activists read Horne's insightful book'
Tony Pecinovsky, People's World 'Horne delivers a fine, taut analysis of the great African American ... Read more