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CLR James - A Life Beyond the Boundaries (Paperback)
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CLR James - A Life Beyond the Boundaries (Paperback)
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You Save R86 (18%)
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Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of
the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad
in the final days of the Victorian era, he debated with Trotsky,
played cricket with Constantine, was published by Leonard and
Virginia Woolf, inspired Kwame Nkrumah, and was a profound
influence on the British Black Power movement. And yet by the late
1970s, CLR James was all but forgotten. The books he had written
over the past half century were nearly all out of print. There were
a few circles in which his name rang a bell: serious students of
Black history; obsessive cricket fans. But that was it. When he
died in Brixton in 1989, CLR James was internationally famous -
lauded as the greatest of Black British intellectuals: the 'Black
Plato', according to The Times. The ideas he put forward in his own
time - of the importance of identity alongside class, of rebellion
coming from below, of the leading roles of Black people, women and
youth in political struggle - have gradually made their way to the
forefront of our political thinking. His two great books, The Black
Jacobins and Beyond a Boundary, still have the power to change
readers' understanding of the world today. But while CLR James's
work has been much examined, his long and remarkable life story has
often been overlooked. For the first time, in a biography full of
original research, human drama and keen insight, John L. Williams
unveils the rich and compelling story of an intellectual giant. In
doing so, he firmly establishes the importance of CLR James for the
twenty-first century - if Black Britain has had a presiding genius,
it remains CLR James.
General
Imprint: |
Constable
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
John L. Williams
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Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
496 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4721-3012-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4721-3012-X |
Barcode: |
9781472130129 |
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