Rethinking C.L.R. James /
This collection of essays provides a critique of C. L. R. James's contribution to a broad range of intellectual pursuits. The Trinidadian-born James was a political activist in the Caribbean, the US and Britain, as well as being one of the leading figures in the early Pan-African movement. He a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Ma :
Blackwell Publishers,
1996
Cambridge, Ma. : Blackwell, 1996 Cambridge, Ma. ; Oxford, UK : 1996 Cambridge, Mass. : 1996 Cambridge, Mass. : 1996 Cambridge, Ma. : 1996 |
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| Summary: | This collection of essays provides a critique of C. L. R. James's contribution to a broad range of intellectual pursuits. The Trinidadian-born James was a political activist in the Caribbean, the US and Britain, as well as being one of the leading figures in the early Pan-African movement. He also wrote extensively on literature, culture, cricket, and marxism "This collection of essays provides a critique of C.L.R. James's contribution to a broad range of intellectual pursuits. The Trinidadian-born James was a political activist in the Caribbean, the US and Britain, as well as being one of the leading figures in the early Pan-African movement. He also wrote extensively on literature, culture, cricket, and marxism. This book engages all these aspects of James's life to demonstrate his centrality to the current debates around the issues of postcoloniality and popular culture." "James, for too long unavailable to readers, is presented as an intellectual who participated in several key historical developments of the twentieth century. The book locates him in the history of the earliest struggles against colonialism, but it also clearly shows how his thinking - particularly his interest in nineteenth-century British literature - was shaped by the experience of growing up as a colonial subject in Port-of-Spain. The collection grapples with the paradoxes, the tensions, and ironies that characterized James as much as it shows how creatively he applied the lessons of those ambiguities and contradictions."--Jacket James, for too long unavailable to readers, is presented as an intellectual who participated in several key historical developments of the twentieth century. The book locates him in the history of the earliest struggles against colonialism, but it also clearly shows how his thinking - particularly his interest in nineteenth-century British literature - was shaped by the experience of growing up as a colonial subject in Port-of-Spain The collection grapples with the paradoxes, the tensions, and ironies that characterized James as much as it shows how creatively he applied the lessons of those ambiguities and contradictions This book engages all these aspects of James's life to demonstrate his centrality to the current debates around the issues of postcoloniality and popular culture |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | viii, 225 p viii, 225 p. ; 23 cm viii, 225 p. ; 24 cm viii, 225 pages ; 23 cm viii, 225 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1557865981 155786599X (pbk.) 155786599X 9781557865984 9781557865991 |