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  1. 'Bitter with the past but sweet with the dream
    communism in the African American imaginary representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952
    Published: 2015
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    Introduction -- Radical Alliances. Introduction: 'Towards Soviet America' -- Determinations and Determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern -- Swearing Allegiances: Garveyism and Communism -- Trials on Trial: Yokinen and Scottsboro -- The Liberator... more

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    Introduction -- Radical Alliances. Introduction: 'Towards Soviet America' -- Determinations and Determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern -- Swearing Allegiances: Garveyism and Communism -- Trials on Trial: Yokinen and Scottsboro -- The Liberator (1929-1935) -- The Liberator: The Black Bourgeoisie and Revolutionary Tradition -- The Liberator: Interracial Solidarity and Internationalism -- The Liberator and Black Cultural Politics -- Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 'Poor Richard Wright': The Black Protest Novel -- A Room of One's Own?: Bigger, Rage and Consciousness -- 'Russian Folks': The Communist Party in Native Son -- Betrayals and Defeat. Introduction to Part 2 -- 'Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' -- Popular Front: Remaking African American Culture -- Peace and War: Shifting Priorities -- Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 'History as Nightmare': The Critical Reception of Lonely Crusade -- 'This Illusion of Manhood': Lee Gordon, Rage and Impotence -- 'Sure, I 'Longs to the Party. But I is a Nigger First': The Communist Party in Lonely Crusade -- Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- 'Beautiful Absurdity': Ellison, Responsibility and Identity -- 'Riding Race Again': The Communist Party in Invisible Man -- Conclusion. The book is an examination of the impact of Communism on a generation of African American writers and a consideration of how African American identity in three novels is constructed in relation to the political ideology of the Communist Party

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004293250; 9004293256
    Series: Historical materialism book series ; volume 95
    Subjects: American fiction; American fiction; Communism and literature; African Americans in literature; Communism in literature; Politics in literature; American fiction; Communism and literature; African Americans in literature; American fiction; American fiction; Communism and literature; Communism in literature; Politics in literature; African Americans in literature; American fiction; African Americans in literature; American fiction; American fiction ; African American authors; Communism and literature; Communism in literature; Politics in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Other subjects: Wright, Richard 1908-1960; Himes, Chester B. 1909-1984; Ellison, Ralph; Ellison, Ralph; Wright, Richard (1908-1960); Himes, Chester B (1909-1984); Wright, Richard (1908-1960); Himes, Chester B (1909-1984); Ellison, Ralph; Wright, Richard; Ellison, Ralph; Himes, Chester B
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    Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record

    IntroductionRadical Alliances. Introduction: 'Towards Soviet America' -- Determinations and Determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern -- Swearing Allegiances: Garveyism and Communism -- Trials on Trial: Yokinen and Scottsboro -- The Liberator (1929-1935) -- The Liberator: The Black Bourgeoisie and Revolutionary Tradition -- The Liberator: Interracial Solidarity and Internationalism -- The Liberator and Black Cultural Politics -- Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 'Poor Richard Wright': The Black Protest Novel -- A Room of One's Own?: Bigger, Rage and Consciousness -- 'Russian Folks': The Communist Party in Native Son -- Betrayals and Defeat. Introduction to Part 2 -- 'Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' -- Popular Front: Remaking African American Culture -- Peace and War: Shifting Priorities -- Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 'History as Nightmare': The Critical Reception of Lonely Crusade -- 'This Illusion of Manhood': Lee Gordon, Rage and Impotence -- 'Sure, I 'Longs to the Party. But I is a Nigger First': The Communist Party in Lonely Crusade -- Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- 'Beautiful Absurdity': Ellison, Responsibility and Identity -- 'Riding Race Again': The Communist Party in Invisible Man -- Conclusion.