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11%OFFBryan D. Palmer - James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928 - 9780252077227 - V9780252077227
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James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928

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Description for James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928 Paperback. A study of James P Cannon's early years (1890-1928) that details how the life of a Wobbly hobo agitator gave way to leadership in the emerging communist underground of the 1919 era. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.

Bryan D. Palmer's award-winning study of James P. Cannon's early years (1890-1928) details how the life of a Wobbly hobo agitator gave way to leadership in the emerging communist underground of the 1919 era. This historical drama unfolds alongside the life experiences of a native son of United States radicalism, the narrative moving from Rosedale, Kansas to Chicago, New York, and Moscow. Written with panache, Palmer's richly detailed book situates American communism's formative decade of the 1920s in the dynamics of a specific political and economic context. Our understanding of the indigenous currents of the American revolutionary left is widened, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Series
The Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077227
SKU
V9780252077227
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About Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is the Canada Research Chair at Trent University. He edits Labour/Le Travail and is the author of ten other books, the most recent being Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era.

Reviews for James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928
"Palmer's biography is destined to become a classic in the historiography of US Communism. It is the most serious treatment of the Communist movement's history in the 1920s since Draper's two volumes appeared approximately 50 years ago. . . . Palmer is currently preparing the second volume of his Cannon biography, chronicling the subject's Trotskyist years. I can hardly wait ... Read more

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