Author

Publication

2012 - Pluto Press

Language

English

Word Count

114,000 words, Guess

Page Count

456 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780745332529
  • ISBN-100745332528
  • OCLC Control Number761850209
  • OCLC Control Number801306222
  • Better World Books9780745332529
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCML420.L815 A78 2012

Description

Folk singer and folk music collector, writer, painter, journalist, art critic, whalerman, sheep station roustabout, Marxist, and much more - this is the story of A. L. (Bert) Lloyd's extraordinary life. A. L. Lloyd played a key part in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s, but that is only part of his story. Dave Arthur documents how Lloyd became a member of the Communist Party, forceful antifascist, trade unionist and an important part of left-wing culture from the early 1930s to his death in 1982. Following his return from Australia as a 21-year-old, self-educated agricultural labourer, he was at the heart of the most important left-wing movements and highly respected for his knowledge in various fields. Dave Arthur recounts the life of a creative, passionate and life-loving Marxist, and in so doing provides a social history of a turbulent twentieth century.

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Other Editions

  • Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. LloydPluto Press2012-01-01

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