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| − | '''Randolph Silliman Bourne''' (May 30, 1886 - December 22, 1918) was a left wing academic who was best known for his phrase "War is the health of the State".<ref>[https://mises.org/library/bourne-war Bourne of War]</ref> | + | '''Randolph Silliman Bourne''' (May 30, 1886 - December 22, 1918) was a left wing academic who was an ardent voice for social justice,<ref>[http://sdonline.org/43/the-radicalism-of-randolph-bourne/ The Radicalism of Randolph Bourne]</ref> and is best known for his phrase "War is the health of the State".<ref>[https://mises.org/library/bourne-war Bourne of War]</ref> |
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He was one of the more important of the younger contributors to American magazines on social and political movements and on education. His most important books are "Youth and Life" (1913) and "Education and Living" (1917). | He was one of the more important of the younger contributors to American magazines on social and political movements and on education. His most important books are "Youth and Life" (1913) and "Education and Living" (1917). | ||
| − | In 1911 he had begun contributing to ''The Atlantic Monthly'', and his first book, "Youth and Life," a volume of essays, appeared in 1913. He was a member of the contributing staff of [[The New Republic]] during its first three years; later he was a contributing editor of ''The Seven Arts'' and ''The Dial''. He had published, in addition to his first collection of essays and a large number of miscellaneous articles and book reviews, two other books, "Education and Living" and "The Gary Schools." At the time of his death he was engaged on a novel and a study of the political future titled "The State".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jFxaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR9 History of a Literary Radical and Other Essays]</ref> | + | In 1911 he had begun contributing to ''The Atlantic Monthly'', and his first book, "Youth and Life," a volume of essays, appeared in 1913. He was a member of the contributing staff of [[The New Republic]] during its first three years; later he was a contributing editor of ''The Seven Arts'' and ''The Dial''. He had published, in addition to his first collection of essays and a large number of miscellaneous articles and book reviews, two other books, "Education and Living" and "The Gary Schools." |
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| + | During this time, he was supportive of the work of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]], including their actions at the Paterson strike. He wrote poems, such as "''Sabotage''", which encouraged rebellion against oppressive businessmen.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=L9WVqnsru8oC&pg=PA90 The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918]</ref> | ||
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| + | At the time of his death he was engaged on a novel and a study of the political future titled "The State".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jFxaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR9 History of a Literary Radical and Other Essays]</ref> | ||
===Transnationalism=== | ===Transnationalism=== | ||
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==Death and Legacy== | ==Death and Legacy== | ||
| − | He died in New York, December 22, 1918. In 2001, the Randolph Bourne Institute(RBI) was founded<ref>[http://randolphbourne.org/ Randolph Bourne Institute]</ref> in pursuit of Bourne's ideals of a | + | He died in New York, December 22, 1918. In 2001, the Randolph Bourne Institute(RBI) was founded<ref>[http://randolphbourne.org/ Randolph Bourne Institute]</ref> in pursuit of Bourne's ideals of a non-interventionist foreign policy for the United States. RBI is the publisher of Antiwar.com. |
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| + | * "Who that saw the Paterson Strike Pageant in 1913 can ever forget that thrilling evening when an entire labor community dramatized its wrongs in one supreme outburst of group-emotion? Crude and rather terrifying, it stamped into one's mind the idea that a new social art was in the American world, something genuinely and excitingly new."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=njR1AAAAMAAJ&q="Who+that+saw+the+Paterson+Strike+Pageant+in+1913+can+ever+forget" American studies: Schriftenreihe]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GMwfv9NDBI4C&pg=PA175 Fragile Bridge: Paterson Silk Strike 1913]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Randolph Silliman Bourne (May 30, 1886 - December 22, 1918) was a left wing academic who was an ardent voice for social justice,[1] and is best known for his phrase "War is the health of the State".[2]
Early life
Randolph S. Bourne was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, May 30, 1886. Bourne went to the public schools in his native town, and then for some time earned his living as an assistant to a manufacturer of automatic piano music. In 1909 he entered Columbia, graduating in 1913 as holder of the Gilder Fellowship, which enabled him to spend a year of study and investigation in Europe.
Literary Work
He was one of the more important of the younger contributors to American magazines on social and political movements and on education. His most important books are "Youth and Life" (1913) and "Education and Living" (1917).
In 1911 he had begun contributing to The Atlantic Monthly, and his first book, "Youth and Life," a volume of essays, appeared in 1913. He was a member of the contributing staff of The New Republic during its first three years; later he was a contributing editor of The Seven Arts and The Dial. He had published, in addition to his first collection of essays and a large number of miscellaneous articles and book reviews, two other books, "Education and Living" and "The Gary Schools."
During this time, he was supportive of the work of the Industrial Workers of the World, including their actions at the Paterson strike. He wrote poems, such as "Sabotage", which encouraged rebellion against oppressive businessmen.[3]
At the time of his death he was engaged on a novel and a study of the political future titled "The State".[4]
Transnationalism
His work "Trans-National America" is a discussion on the assimilation of the immigrant into American life which has come to be referred to as the "Melting pot" - a concept that Bourne did not hold in high regard.[5]
Death and Legacy
He died in New York, December 22, 1918. In 2001, the Randolph Bourne Institute(RBI) was founded[6] in pursuit of Bourne's ideals of a non-interventionist foreign policy for the United States. RBI is the publisher of Antiwar.com.
Quotes
- "Who that saw the Paterson Strike Pageant in 1913 can ever forget that thrilling evening when an entire labor community dramatized its wrongs in one supreme outburst of group-emotion? Crude and rather terrifying, it stamped into one's mind the idea that a new social art was in the American world, something genuinely and excitingly new."[7][8]
See also
Bibliography
- Abrahams, Edward (1986), The Lyrical Left: Randolph Bourne, Alfred Stieglitz, and the Origins of Cultural Radicalism in America
- Hansen, Olaf (1977), Randolph Bourne: The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911–1918.
- Lasch, Christopher (1965), The New Radicalism in America, 1889–1963: The Intellectual As a Social Type
- Vaughan, Leslie (1997), Randolph Bourne and the Politics of Cultural Radicalism
References
- ↑ The Radicalism of Randolph Bourne
- ↑ Bourne of War
- ↑ The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918
- ↑ History of a Literary Radical and Other Essays
- ↑ World War Issues and Ideals: Readings in Contemporary History and Literature, Trans-National America
- ↑ Randolph Bourne Institute
- ↑ "Who+that+saw+the+Paterson+Strike+Pageant+in+1913+can+ever+forget" American studies: Schriftenreihe
- ↑ Fragile Bridge: Paterson Silk Strike 1913
External links
- The Radicalism of Randolph Bourne, Socialism and Democracy Online
- Untimely papers, including the fragment "The State" which is regarded as the unfinished work of War is the health of the State
- The State
- Randolph Bourne Institute
- Antiwar.com
- Libertarian Left, by Sheldon Richman, The American Conservative
- Works by Randolph Bourne - text and free audio - LibriVox