Red Diapers: Growing Up in the Communist Left

ISBN 10: 0252067258 / ISBN 13: 9780252067259

Published by University of Illinois Press, 1998

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Synopsis:

        Red Diapers is the         first anthology of autobiographical writings by the children of American         communists. These memoirs, short stories, and poems reflect the joys and         perils of growing up in a subculture defined by its opposition to some         of society's most deeply held values. How red diaper babies have come         to terms with their political inheritance is the theme of this compelling         anthology.       Some contributors have fond         memories of family activism; others recall the past with ambivalence or         even pain. The authors range in age from their twenties to their eighties.         Some, such as Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein and sixties activist Bettina         Aptheker, are widely known themselves; some are the children of well-known         American leftists, including Jeff Lawson, son of blacklisted screenwriter         John Howard Lawson, and Robert Meeropol, son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.         In disparate voices, the contributors elaborate on how their parents attempted         to pass on to them the torch of radical politics.  

Review: "Runs the gamut, chronicling childhoods loved and hated, parents revered and feared, politics embraced and avoided. The book's 46 essays are lively and heartfelt. The mix brings forth an intensely moving collection of American histories." -- Eleanor J. Bader, Lilith

Bibliographic Details

Title: Red Diapers: Growing Up in the Communist Left
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
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