Robert C. Cottrell

Martyrs of the Early American Left

Inez Milholland, Randolph Bourne and John Reed

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Produktbeschreibung

Intertwining the stories of three leading early twentieth century radical Americans, this book presents the enthralling tale of the too-short lives of Inez Milholland, Randolph Bourne, and John Reed. It highlights the movements and personal experiences that drew such privileged individuals to the American left, willing to sacrifice comfortable circumstances and opportunities. As writers and activists, the trio became leading spokespersons for feminism, sexual liberation, unions, civil liberties, pacifism, internationalism, socialism, anarchism, and, in Reed's case, communism. Challenging capitalism, patriarchy, and the nation-state, the independently-minded Milholland, Bourne, and Reed possessed a twofold commitment to personal liberation and community. With their early deaths, they left behind personal models for acting, living, and thinking afresh. One could say they became martyrs to the very movements they championed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9781476691497
• ISBN-10: 1476691495
• Artikelnr.: 73738359

Autorenporträt

A professor emeritus of history and American studies at California State University, Chico, Robert C. Cottrell is the author of more than twenty books, including studies of the counterculture, the year 1968, American radicalism, black baseball and the World War II smokejumpers.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Vassar Girl Suffragist
2.
A Man of Letters
3.
A Poet Singing Nothing but Joy
4.
An American Renaissance
5.
The Unanticipated Marriage
6.
Thirteen Months in Europe
7.
Riding with the Revolution
8.
Keeping Faith with the Cause
9.
The Lyrical Left's Response to World War I 10.
Joining The New Republic 11.
The Peace Crusade 12.
The Eastern Front 13.
The Death of a Feminist Martyr 14.
Frustrated Love and Transnationalism 15.
The Love of His Life 16.
The War to Make the World Safe for Democracy 17.
The Bolshevik Revolution 18.
"America in 1918" 19.
War's End 20.
An American in Communist Russia 21.
Three American Martyrs Chapter Notes Bibliography Index