{"product_id":"daughter-of-earth-paperback","title":"Daughter of Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAgnes Smedley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaola Mendoza\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis gritty, sweeping novel follows a burgeoning political activist in the early twentieth century: a precious, priceless book (Alice Walker).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe owe our world to women like Agnes Smedley, who worked without peace or resolution toward a future they could not see. --Paola Mendoza\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst released in 1929, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e remains a seminal work of American socialist literature. This semiautobiographical account of an early twentieth-century activist describes growing up in rural poverty in farming settlements and mining towns; discovering the double standards of race and sex among East Coast intellectuals; facing false espionage charges; and maintaining her independence through two tormented marriages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking in its portrayal of sexism within the leftist movement, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e was uniquely prescient in its intersectional exploration of oppression, demanding that progressive movements embody political justice with integrity and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgnes Smedley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892 - 1950) was an American journalist and writer, well known for her semi-autobiographical novel \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e as well as for her sympathetic chronicling of the Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War. During World War I, she worked in the United States for the independence of India from the United Kingdom, receiving financial support from the government of Germany. Subsequently, she went to China, where she is suspected of acting as a spy for the Comintern. As the lover of Soviet super spy Richard Sorge in Shanghai in the early 1930s, she helped get him established for his final and greatest work as spymaster in Tokyo. She also worked on behalf of various causes including women's rights, birth control, and children's welfare. Smedley wrote six books, including a novel, reportage, and a biography of the Chinese general Zhu De, reported for newspapers such as \u003cem\u003eNew York Call\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Frankfurter Zeitung, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eManchester Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, and wrote for periodicals such as the \u003cem\u003eModern Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Masses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769915769120,"sku":"9781936932788","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8029e361ca889050ff3def8e74ab8455.webp?v=1780359707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/daughter-of-earth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}