Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne.
Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne.
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Publisher
London : Pluto Press, 2016.
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G 2018/1114
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Language
English
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Physical content
250 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
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Publisher
London : Pluto Press, 2016.
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Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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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 the theater and Hollywood to become one of the most important...
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Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / Gerald Horne.
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Revolutionary lives
Includes bibliographical references and (pages 199-237) and index.
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Online version: Horne, Gerald. Paul Robeson (OCoLC)948403226
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G 2018/1114
Record Identifier
74VKVNExWgmb
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ISBN
0745335322 Paperback
9780745335315 Hardback
0745335314 Hardback
9780745335322 Paperback
DDC
900
MMS ID
991024160982502626
