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OverviewSome critics and biographers of Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, claim that evidence of his Marxism can be found in his stories and novels. This new study, by conducting an extensive survey of his short stories (published and unpublished), novels and screen stories, demonstrates that it was only at the end of his writing career that Hammett embraced Marxism, which was--almost literally--a lifesaver for him. Hardboiled Activist also shows that, rather than being an innocent abroad, duped into following every twist and turn of Communist Party policy, Hammett knew exactly what he was doing, and, by taking a fresh look at the beliefs which others find controversial, Fuller corrects the distortions of some earlier accounts, thus allowing the reader to gain a rounded view of the real Hammett. The book painstakingly traces Hammett's political trajectory, from the nihilist who found life meaningless, to the anti-fascist campaigner who championed the cause of the Spanish Republic, to the defender of civil rights who chose to go to prison rather than betray his principles during the McCarthy period. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken FullerPublisher: Praxis Press Imprint: Praxis Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9781899155064ISBN 10: 1899155066 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 22 June 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKen Fuller is the author of Radical Aristocrats: London Busworkers from the 1880s to the 1980s (London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1985). His three-volume history of the Philippine Left is published by University of the Philippines Press: Forcing the Pace: The Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, from Formation to Armed Struggle (2007); A Movement Divided: Philippine Communism, 1957-1986 (2011); and The Lost Vision: The Philippine Left, 1986-2010 (2015). In 2013, his e-book The Long Crisis: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Philippine Underdevelopment was published by Flipside (Quezon City). A former trade union official from London, Ken Fuller has lived in the Philippines since 2003. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |