"You Don't Play With Revolution" collects seven
never-before-published lectures by Marxist cultural critic C.L.R.
James, delivered during his stay in Montreal in 1967-1968. Ranging
in topic from Marx and Lenin to Shakespeare and Rousseau to
Caribbean history and the Haitian Revolution, these lectures
demonstrate the staggering breadth and clarity of James' knowledge
and interest.
Little information exists in print on the critical period James
spent working with West Indian intellectuals and students in Canada
in the late 1960s; this collection highlights the themes we have
come to associate with James' critical project and situates them in
a new light. Readers just beginning to delve into James' work will
find this collection accessible and engaging, an ideal introduction
to a complex and multi-faceted body of scholarship. Editor David
Austin has also included two seminal interviews produced with James
during his stay in Canada, and a series of letters James exchanged
with the West Indian university students who made these lectures
possible.
"You Don't Play With Revolution" also includes an introduction
by Robert A. Hill, co-founder of the C.L.R. James Study Circle and
historical advisor to the new James archive at Columbia
University.
C.L.R. James (1901-1989) was born in Trinidad and was a
prominent anti-colonial scholar and cultural critic throughout his
life. With Grace Lee and Raya Dunayevskaya, he helped define and
popularize the autonomist Marxist tradition in the United States
and Canada.
David Austin is founder and trustee of the Alfie Roberts
Institute, an independent research institute based in Montreal.
General
Imprint: |
Ak Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
November 2009 |
Authors: |
C. L. R. James
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Dimensions: |
230 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
333 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-904859-93-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-904859-93-3 |
Barcode: |
9781904859932 |
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