| Description |
xxi, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Revolutionary lives |
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Revolutionary lives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-216 and index. |
| Summary |
"In the first major biography of Baldwin in more than a decade, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the personal and political life of the great African-American writer who changed the face of Western politics and culture. As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, Baldwin (1924-1987) was a passionate chronicler of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the U.S. war against Vietnam, Palestinian liberation struggle, and the rise of LGBTQ rights. Mullen explores how Baldwin's life and work channel the long history of African-American freedom struggles, and explains how Baldwin both predicted and has become a symbol of the global Black Lives Matter movement. "-- Publisher's website. |
| Contents |
Baptism by fire: childhood an youth, 1924-1942 -- Dissidence, disillusionment, resistance: 1942-1948 -- Political exile and survival: 1948-1957 -- Paying his dues: 1957-63 -- Baldwin and Black Power: 1963-68 -- Morbid symptoms and optimism of the will: 1968-79 -- Final acts -- Postscript: Baldwin's queer legacies. |
| Subject |
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.
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African American authors -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Political and social views.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. (OCoLC)fst00038941
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African American authors. (OCoLC)fst00799028
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781786804976 |
| ISBN |
0745338542 (hardback) |
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9780745338545 (hardback) |
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9781786804976 (ePub ebook) |
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9781786804969 (PDF ebook) |
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9781786804983 (Kindle ebook) |
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