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The Lives of Agnes Smedley
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- ISBN
- 9780195141894
- EAN
- 9780195141894
- Book Title
- Lives of Agnes Smedley
- Item Length
- 6.4in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History
- Topic
- Women, Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Historical
- Item Width
- 9.5in
- Item Weight
- 31.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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Was she a selfless political activist? A feminist heroine? A gifted writer who rose from poverty to become a leading journalist and author of the cult classic Daughter of Earth? A spy for the Soviet Union? Or all of these things? Drawing on fifteen years of intensive research and unprecedented access to previously unpublished documents, this vibrant book brings to life one of the twentieth century's most fascinating women. Ruth Price traces Agnes Smedley's unlikely trajectory from a small Missouri town to the coal country of Colorado; to Berkeley and Greenwich Village; to Berlin, Moscow, and China. Fueled by a fury at injustice, Smedley threw herself headlong into the crucial issues of the time, from Indian independence to birth control, women's rights, and the revolution in China. Her friends included such figures as Margaret Sanger, Langston Hughes, Emma Goldman, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mao Zedong, and many others. Perhaps most important, Price uncovers an astonishing truth: Smedley, long thought to be the unfair target of a Cold War smear campaign, was indeed guilty of the espionage charges leveled against her by General Douglas MacArthur and others. Smedley worked to foment armed revolution in India and gathered intelligence for the Soviet Union, seeing it as a bulwark against fascism. Price argues that Smedley acted out of a passionate idealism and that she exhibited a courage and compassion worthy of a renewed, if more complicated, admiration today. Epic in scope, painstakingly researched, and unflinchingly honest, The Lives of Agnes Smedley offers a stunning reappraisal of one of America's most controversial Leftists and a new look at the troubled historical terrain of the first half of the twentieth century.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019514189x
ISBN-13
9780195141894
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038248788
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lives of Agnes Smedley
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Historical
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.4in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
9.5in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3537.M16
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"It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters.... Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal "Masterful, beautifully written.... Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."--Publishers Weekly "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives.... Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."--Weekly Standard, "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort toresearching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimateyet inclusive biography."--Library Journal, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review"An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters....Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist"Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal"Masterful, beautifully written....Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."--PublishersWeekly"A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America"Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives....Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."--Weekly Standard"It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review, "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of thecold war's most enigmatic characters.... Price's painstaking portrait of thistenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense governmentinvestigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations assincere rather than sinister."--Booklist, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."-- National Review "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters.... Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."-- Booklist "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."-- Library Journal "Masterful, beautifully written.... Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."-- Publishers Weekly "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives.... Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."-- Weekly Standard, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters.... Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal "Masterful, beautifully written.... Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."--Publishers Weekly "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author ofIn Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives.... Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."--Weekly Standard, "Masterful, beautifully written.... Price paints a vibrant portrait notonly of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player.Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictoryimpulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of thebook is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted outof humane motives but not always for the best causes.... Smedley shines here asthe prototype of the 20th-century feminist who is driven not only to claim herown personal, sexual, and political freedom but to play it out on theinternational stage."--Publishers Weekly, "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese,Russian, British, and American archives.... Her account of how a poorly educatedwoman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public andclandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinatingstory."--Weekly Standard, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetinglywell-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire todepict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving andgenuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review, "Masterful, beautifully written.... Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at theheart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes.... Smedley shines here as the prototype of the 20th-century feminist who is driven not only to claim her own personal, sexual, and political freedom butto play it out on the international stage."--Publishers Weekly, "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters....Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist "Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal "Masterful, beautifully written....Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."--Publishers Weekly "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives....Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."--Weekly Standard "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review, "Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives.... Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is afascinating story."--Weekly Standard, "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of ourbest known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radicallife, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best ofall, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able toput it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men,and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America, "A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. Youwont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America, "An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters.... Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depictingSmedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review, "It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review"An exceptionally rich and exhaustively researched biography of one of the cold war's most enigmatic characters....Price's painstaking portrait of this tenacious iconoclast is a revelatory wonder, confirming what intense government investigations could not, but successfully depicting Smedley's motivations as sincere rather than sinister."--Booklist"Price has clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to researching Agnes Smedley, and her careful examination pays off in this intimate yet inclusive biography."--Library Journal"Masterful, beautifully written....Price paints a vibrant portrait not only of her subject but of the many worlds in which she was a major player. Price captures neatly and with great nuance the complicated, often contradictory impulses and activities of these political movements. But at the heart of the book is her clear-eyed portrait of the very complicated Smedley, who acted out of humane motives but not always for the best causes."--Publishers Weekly"A deeply sympathetic and yet starkly revealing portrait of one of our best known feminist heroines. It beautifully evokes the tensions of a radical life, without exonerating her for the questionable choices she made. Best of all, this carefully researched biography reads like a novel. You wont be able to put it down."--Alice Kessler-Harris, author of In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in Twentieth Century America"Based on astonishingly thorough research in newly available Chinese, Russian, British, and American archives....Her account of how a poorly educated woman from a dysfunctional Midwestern family became a figure in the public and clandestine drama of twentieth-century radical politics is a fascinating story."--Weekly Standard"It is owing to the strength and brilliance of Price's rivetingly well-written book that one can disagree with her conclusion and her desire to depict Smedley as a heroine, and still recommend her work as a moving and genuinely dramatic biographical portrait."--National Review
Copyright Date
2004
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2004-014874
Dewey Decimal
818/.5209 B
Intended Audience
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Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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