James Baldwin [electronic resource] : living in fire / Bill V. Mullen.

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"In the first major biography of Baldwin in more than a decade, Bill V. Mullen celebrates the personal and political life of the great African-American writer who changed the face of Western politics and culture. As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, Baldwin (1924-1987)...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Revolutionary lives.
Main Author: Mullen, Bill, 1959- (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2019.
Series:Revolutionary lives.
Subjects:
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Political and social views.
African American authors > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
MAS Reference eBook Collection: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Preface: James Baldwin : a revolutionary for our time
  • Baptism by fire : childhood and youth, 1924-42
  • Dissidence, disillusionment, resistance : 1942-48
  • Political exile and survival : 1948-57
  • Paying his dues : 1957-63
  • Baldwin and Black Power : 1963-68
  • Morbid symptoms and optimism of the will : 1968-79
  • Final acts
  • Postscript: Baldwin's queer legacies.