Abstract
Will Kaufman, Woody Guthrie, American Radical (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2011) 264 pages, $29.95, hardcover.Will Kaufman's new book, Woody Guthrie, American Radical, describes how Guthrie's life-long radicalism shaped his music and evolved over time—from the Great Depression to the Second World War, from the Popular Front to the McCarthyite witch hunts, and into the folk music revival of the 1960s. Kaufman argues that Guthrie's work must be understood in the context of its time, but also in light of Guthrie's commitment to socialist politics and his unrelenting opposition to capitalism and fascism.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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