Paul Robeson and the Cold War Performance Complex: Race, Madness, Activism
- ISBN-10
- 0472051687
- ISBN-13
- 9780472051687
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 217
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-18
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Author
- Tony Perucci
Description
Two key performances by Paul Robeson shed light on the Cold War era
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