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Genre/Form: | Action and adventure fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | Jack London; Jack London; Jack London; Jack London |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jack London; Jonah Raskin |
ISBN: | 9780520255456 0520255453 9780520255463 0520255461 |
OCLC Number: | 141188021 |
Description: | xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | List of illustrations -- Introduction: Jack London: the Orphan at the abyss -- Part 1: Boy Socialist, 1895-1899 -- Pessimism, optimism and patriotism -- What socialism is -- Voters' voice -- Socialistic views -- Road -- Question of the maximum -- Part 2: Comrade White Man, 1900-1905 -- Economics of the Klondike -- Incarnation of push and go -- Salt of the Earth -- People of the Abyss, chapter 1: Descent -- How I became a socialist -- What shall be done with this boy? -- Japanese officers consider everything a military secret -- Revolution -- Part 3: Apostate Revolutionary, 1906-1912 -- Apostate -- Something rotten in Idaho: the tale of the conspiracy against Moyer, Pettibone and Haywood -- Pen -- 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 4: Cosmic Voyager, 1913-1916 -- John Barleycorn: Alcoholic memoirs, chapter 36 -- Star rover, chapter 22 -- Letter of resignation from the socialist party -- Of man of the future -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- For classroom discussion -- Index. |
Other Titles: | Works. |
Responsibility: | edited and with an introduction and notes by Jonah Raskin. |
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Abstract:
Features works by Jack London and lays out the social, economic, and political contexts for his writings.
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"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 Bohemian Read more...
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- London, Jack, -- 1876-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Socialism.
- Revolutions in literature.
- War in literature.
- Authors, American.
- Révolutions dans la littérature.
- Guerre dans la littérature.
- London, Jack, -- 1876-1916.
- London, Jack -- 1876-1916
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- Revolution
- Krig i litteraturen.
- Revolutioner i litteraturen.
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