{"product_id":"i-saw-democracy-murdered-the-memoir-of-sam-russell-journalist-paperback","title":"I Saw Democracy Murdered: The Memoir of Sam Russell, Journalist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Saw Democracy Murdered\u003c\/em\u003e is the memoir of Sam Russell (1915-2010), a communist journalist and a British volunteer with the anti-fascist Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColin Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former journalist and Literary Manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1981-1997) and is Emeritus Professor of Drama at Kingston University, London, UK. His stage writing includes co-authoring \u003ci\u003eKenneth's First Play \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTynan\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapting David Pinski's \u003ci\u003eTreasure\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his books are: \u003ci\u003eOther Spaces: New Writing and the RSC\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Unity Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePeggy: The Life of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent \u003c\/i\u003e(first winner of the Theatre Book Prize); \u003ci\u003eInside the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHere We Stand: Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePerformers and Performance - Paul Robeson, Isadora Duncan, and Charlie Chaplin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBlack and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003eThe Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePeggy to Her Playwrights: The Letters of Margaret Ramsay\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-edited \u003ci\u003eGranville Barker on Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Russell \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2010) was a Communist journalist who began his career reporting from Spain during the Civil War in which he had been wounded, fighting as an anti-fascist volunteer for the International Brigades to defend the Republic. He remained with \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Worker \u003c\/i\u003eand its successor, \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e, for more than 40 years, becoming Foreign Editor and covering many of the key historical events of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593028128953,"sku":"9781032128566","price":123.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/RTE--dGCQB9781032128566.webp?v=1783658000","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/i-saw-democracy-murdered-the-memoir-of-sam-russell-journalist-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}