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Nunzio Pernicone - Carlo Tresca: Portrait of a Rebel (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Hardcover)) - 9781403964786 - V9781403964786
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Carlo Tresca: Portrait of a Rebel (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Hardcover))

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Description for Carlo Tresca: Portrait of a Rebel (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Hardcover)) Hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
In his heyday, Carlo Tresca ranked among the most important radicals and labour activists in the United States, often sharing the spotlight with Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, 'Big Bill' Haywood, and Emma Goldman. A charismatic Italian anarchist who became a folk hero to immigrant and native-born workers alike, Tresca was described by comrades as a 'freelance revolutionary' because of his independent spirit and militant activism. During his wild and adventurous career spanning nearly forty years (1904-1943), Tresca pursued a range of activities unmatched by any of his radical contemporaries: independent newspaper editor, labour agitator and organizer, civil libertarian, foremost leader of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Italian and Italian American Studies
Number of Pages
367
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403964786
SKU
V9781403964786
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About Nunzio Pernicone
NUNZIO PERNICONE is Associate Professor of History, Drexel University, USA. His area of research specialization is Italian and Italian-American radicalism. He is the author or of Italian Anarchism, 1864-1892 and the editor of The Autobiography of Carlo Tresca. Professor Pernicone has appeared in documentaries devoted to the Sacco-Vanzetti case that appeared on the History Channel and Court TV.

Reviews for Carlo Tresca: Portrait of a Rebel (Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Hardcover))
"One could hardly find a more thorough and finely balanced investigation into the daily fabricof Tresca's life. Pernicone has brought to light and clarified myriad twists and turns of a sleepless fight, with a no-nonsense attitude which points straight to the nitty-gritty." - Journal of Modern Italian Studies"What comes out of this is a world that has barely been written ... Read more

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