The Radical Jack London
Writings on War and Revolution
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2008
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-520-25545-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Big things are happening secretly all around,' says Jack London's prescient hero Ernest Everhard in the 1908 novel "The Iron Heel," excerpted in this timely anthology of London's writings about war and revolution. Besides illuminating his surprising literary range, "The Radical Jack London" establishes the iconic American author as both a product of his own era and a significant voice for ours. The book features works by London that have been unavailable for decades. In his insightful introduction, editor Jonah Raskin lays out the social, economic, and political contexts for London's polemical writings and shows London to be America's leading revolutionary writer at the turn of the twentieth century.
Reviews / Votes
"A near-perfect selection of Jack London's radical writings. All of London's important political tracts are here."--San Francisco Chronicle "This anthology makes a good argument for refreshing [Jack London's] relevance as a polemicist."--Morning News "Insightful."--Sonoma State Star "Resonates powerfully with our contemporary political culture... A must for London lovers, and people who really want to know about American politics--this book might even influence your vote."--North Bay BohemianMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
5 b-w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-25545-6 (9780520255456)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jack London (1876-1916) was the author of The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea-Wolf (1904), and the prophetic novel The Iron Heel (1908), among some fifty books. Jonah Raskin is Chair of Communications at Sonoma State University and produces the website radicaljacklondon.com.
Content
List of Illustrations Introduction: Jack London: The Orphan at the Abyss PART I BOY SOCIALIST, 1895-1899 Pessimism, Optimism and Patriotism What Socialism Is The Voters' Voice Socialistic Views The Road The Question of the Maximum PART II COMRADE WHITE MAN, 1900-1905 The Economics of the Klondike Incarnation of Push and Go The Salt of the Earth The People of the Abyss, Chapter 1: The Descent How I Became a Socialist What Shall Be Done with !is Boy? Japanese O9cers Consider Everything a Military Secret Revolution PART III APOSTATE REVOLUTIONARY, 1906-1912 The Apostate Something Rotten in Idaho: !e Tale of the Conspiracy against Moyer, Pettibone and Haywood The Pen The Iron Heel, Chapter 23 Martin Eden, Chapter 46 If Japan Wakens China Burning Daylight, Part II, Chapter 8 War Introduction to Alexander Berkman's Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist PART IV COSMIC VOYAGER, 1913-1916 John Barleycorn: Alcoholic Memoirs, Chapter 36 The Star Rover, Chapter 22 Letter of Resignation from the Socialist Party Of Man of the Future Bibliography Acknowledgments For Classroom Discussion Index