| 'Bitter with the Past But Sweet with the Dream': Communism in the African American Imaginary Contributor(s): Bergin, Cathy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1608466396 ISBN-13: 9781608466399 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 324.273 |
| Series: Historical Materialism |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most literary critics take it for granted that mid-century African-American writers considered the Communist movement to be incapable of comprehending and responding to racial oppression. In this groundbreaking study, Cathy Bergin argues that in Native Son, Lonely Crusade, and Invisible Man, Communist organizations were castigated for their refusal to pursue the liberatory potential contained in their own ideals and strategies for change. |