Paul Robeson : the artist as revolutionary / / Gerald Horne

• Autore: Horne Gerald
• Pubblicazione: Pluto Press, 2016; London : , : Pluto Press, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 900
• Soggetto topico: African American singers; Singers - United States; African American actors; Political activists - United States; African American civil rights workers
• Soggetto genere / forma: Biographies
• Soggetto non controllato: History; London; Moscow; United States
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: "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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 political activists of his generation. 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, and for international socialism. -- from back cover.
• Titolo autorizzato: Paul Robeson
• ISBN: 1-78371-755-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910137379003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Revolutionary lives.