PAUL ROBESON: THE ARTIST AS REVOLUTIONARY
Book ID/图书代码： 10953016B87506
English Summary/英文概要： 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 new 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. This critical and searching account provides an opportunity for readers to comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of the revolutionary progressive movement of which Robeson was not just a part, but, perhaps, its most resonant symbol.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 他是世界知名的歌手和演员，训练有素的律师，美国职业足球明星，还会说十几种语言。这可能是一个人能够获得的最高成就，但保罗•罗伯逊的社会正义感促使他放弃了运动员或者好莱坞生涯，和Jim Crow以及Joseph McCarthy都曾交战，成为他那一代人中最重要的政治活动家之一。
Gerald Horne这本最新传记以罗伯逊的非凡革命和人生，讲述了二十世纪最伟大的政治斗争故事：反对种族主义，反对殖民主义，实现国际社会主义。这本书提供了一个机会让读者得以理解这一革命性的进步运动中的胜利和悲剧，而罗伯逊不只是革命洪流中的一小部分，也许还是其中影响力最大的象征。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况："Historian Horne delivers a fine, taut analysis of the great African American athlete, singer, actor, and political activist, highlighting the theme of the artist as revolutionary. A welcome addition for any library, small or large. Highly recommended."(Choice)
"Horne has made an amazing contribution to African American radical history with the newly published biography Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary. I devoured [it] in one sitting. In a relatively short book, Horne has captured the essence of Paul Robeson as both a domestic leader for African American equality, as well as an international icon promoting decolonization and socialism on a world stage. I hope a new generation of activists - Black and white - read Horne’s insightful book."
(People’s World)
’’Horne gives us the Paul Robeson we’ve been waiting for: the flesh and blood revolutionary, artistic genius, and fearless opponent of capitalism, racism and colonialism. He recovers in meticulous scholarly detail one of the 20th century’s greatest freedom fighters. Horne also brings Robeson to life for our own times. This is a brilliant encore for an essential revolutionary life." - Bill V. Mullen, Purdue University, author of Afro-Orientalism
(Bill V. Mullen, Purdue University, author of Afro-Orientalism)
"Powerfully affirms that Robeson’s global artistic acclaim infuriated defenders of U.S. foreign policy while giving voice to earlier and later generations of black socialist radical artists. Horne portrays the tragedies faced by and the impact possible for politically conscious black artists in the face of racial caricature and American imperialism. Drawing attention to Robeson’s oratory this study reflects the cultivation of debate, law, and linguistics in Black cultural life and the role of Robeson’s universalist musicology." - Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, UC Irvine
(Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, UC Irvine)
About the Author/作者介绍： Gerald Horne是休士顿大学历史和非裔美国人研究的负责人。他已经出版了30多本书，其中包括2014年纽约大学出版社的《The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the USA》以及2013年伊利诺伊大学出版社的《Black Revolutionary: William Patterson and the Globalization of the African American Freedom Struggle》等。
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 Illinois Press, 2013).
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