Popular Front columnist and New Deal propagandist, fearless opponent of McCarthyism and feared scourge of official liars, I. F. Stone (1907-1989)-- magnetic, witty, indefatigable--left a permanent mark on our politics and culture. A college dropout, he was already an influential newsman by the age of twenty-five, enjoying extraordinary access to key figures in Washington and New York. Guttenplan finds the key to Stone's achievements throughout his singular career--not just in the celebrated I. F. Stone's Weekly--lay in the force and passion of his political commitments. Stone's calm and forensic yet devastating reports on American politics and institutions sprang from a radical faith in the long-term prospects for American democracy.
In an era when the old radical questions--about war, the economy, health care, and the right to dissent--are suddenly new again, Guttenplan's lively, provocative book makes clear why so many of Stone's pronouncements have acquired the force of prophecy.
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Popular Front columnist and New Deal propagandist, fearless opponent of McCarthyism and feared scourge of official liars, I. F. Stone (1907-1989)-- magnetic, witty, indefatigable--left a permanent mark on our politics and culture. A college dropout, he was already an influential newsman by the age of twenty-five, enjoying extraordinary access to key figures in Washington and New York. Guttenplan finds the key to Stone's achievements throughout his singular career--not just in the celebrated I. F. Stone's Weekly--lay in the force and passion of his political commitments. Stone's calm and forensic yet devastating reports on American politics and institutions sprang from a radical faith in the long-term prospects for American democracy.
In an era when the old radical questions--about war, the economy, health care, and the right to dissent--are suddenly new again, Guttenplan's lively, provocative book makes clear why so many of Stone's pronouncements have acquired the force of prophecy.
Imprint | Northwestern University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2012 |
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First published | May 2012 |
Authors | D.D. Guttenplan |
Dimensions | 153 x 228 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 598 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8101-2831-6 |
Barcode | 9780810128316 |
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LSN | 0-8101-2831-4 |