Having Little, Being Much

A Chronicle of Fredy Perlman's Fifty Years

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Having Little, Being Much

A Chronicle of Fredy Perlman's Fifty Years

2nd edition

A memoir with photos written by Fredy’s companion of 27 years. Fredy’s life began in Czechoslovakia in 1934 and ended in Detroit in 1985. In those fifty years he lived on three continents and incorporated in his written works his experiences in graphic arts, politics, communal enterprises, historical research, music, printing, journalism, education and publishing.

(Source: Black and Red Press)

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English
Pages
200

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Table of Contents

Introductory Note
Page vii
The Family
Page 1
Reluctant Emigres
Page 5
Fredy Leaves Home
Page 10
The Unattached Intellectual in New York
Page 19
A “Definitive” Departure from the U.S.
Page 28
Three Years in Yugoslavia
Page 32
A Short Career in Academia
Page 42
Detroit
Page 56
Exposing the Rackets
Page 79
Detroit's Jovial Dissident Community
Page 86
Letters of Insurgents
Page 91
Music
Page 96
Health
Page 99
“Who's Zarelli?”
Page 102
The Project of Writing an Epic of the World-Changers’ Epoch
Page 107
The Unattached Intellectual in Detroit
Page 115
The Strait
Page 128
Bibliography
Page 141
Appendix
Page 146
Photo Credits
Page 155

Edition Notes

Published in
Detroit, USA

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8391122M
ISBN 10
0934868301
ISBN 13
9780934868303

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Work ID
OL4532794W
Wikidata
Q113724621
BookBrainz
f16c2374-018c-4266-b8f0-89c2a5997e17
LibraryThing
160676

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