No way but this : in search of Paul Robeson / Jeff Sparrow
- Bib ID:
- 8037733
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sparrow, Jeff, 1969-, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
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- [Place of publication not identified] : Scribe Publications, 2017
- 1 online resource.
- ISBN:
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- 1925548147
- 9781925548143
- Summary:
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Film star. Icon. Agitator. Martyr. Paul Robeson was a prize-winning scholar and the greatest footballer of his era, even before he ascended to global superstardom as a singer, Hollywood actor, and activist. The son of an escaped slave, Robeson stunned audiences with 'Ol' Man River' and Othello, as his passion for social justice led him from Jazz Age Harlem to the mining towns of Wales, from the frontiers of the Spanish Civil War to Stalin's Russia. Charismatic, eloquent, and handsome, he had everything - and then lost it all for the sake of his principles. Jeff Sparrow traces Robeson's troubled life and stellar career, in a story that traverses the arc of the twentieth century and illuminates the fissures of today's fractured world. From Black Lives Matter to Putin's United Russia, Sparrow visits the places Robeson lived and worked, exploring race in America, freedom in Moscow, and the legacies of communism and fascism in Europe. Part travelogue, part biography, this is a tale of political ardour, heritage, and trauma - a luminous portrait of a remarkable man, and an urgent reflection on the crises that define us now. • A compelling biography of one of the 20th century's most accomplished but forgotten figures, a life marked by triumph and tragedy. Follows the places Robeson lived and agitated for social change - including Australia, Harlem, London, Wales, Spain, and Russia. • Blending essay with reportage, uses Robeson's story as a jumping-off point to tackle powerful and topical themes such as race in contemporary America and repression in present-day Russia. • The author is one of the country's foremost political commentators, who writes regularly for many publications, including The Guardian. • Will be supported by an extensive review campaign. The author has been invited to several writers' festivals throughout 2017. • For readers of Masha Gessen, Eula Biss, Bryan Stevenson, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from cover on title info screen (OverDrive, viewed October 5, 2017)
- Subject:
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- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- Actors -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans -- Biography
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Singers -- United States -- Biography
- 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
- Actors
- African Americans
- Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography - People Of Color
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- Biography: arts & entertainment
- Biography: historical, political & military
- Civil rights & citizenship
- History - Modern - 20th Century
- History - Russia (pre- & Post-soviet Union)
- History - Spain & Portugal
- History / African American
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
- Marxism & Communism
- Political activism
- Political activists
- Political ideologies
- Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights
- Political Science / Political Ideologies / General
- Singers
- Slavery & abolition of slavery
- Social & cultural history
- Social Science / Slavery
- Spanish Civil War
- United States
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Scribe
- Available From:
- Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2017
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