C.L.R. James: A Critical IntroductionUniversity Press of Mississippi, 1997 - 199 pages This study of C. L. R. James's writings is the first to look at them as literature and not as theory. This sustained analysis of his major published works places them in the context of his less well-known writings and offers an encompassing critique of one of the African diaspora's most significant thinkers and writers. Here the author of Black Jacobins, World Revolution, A History of Pan-African Revolt, , Beyond a Boundary, and the lyric novel Minty Alley is seen not only as among the great political philosophers but also as the literary artist that he remained, from his first writings in his native Trinidad through his underground years in America, to his final essays and speeches in London. The writings of James have inspired revolutionaries on three continents. They have altered the course of historiography, shown that way toward independent black political struggles, and established a base for much of today's study of culture. This study evaluates them as powerful works of literature. |
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... true . ” ( MA 172 ) It proves finally to be true after all that Haynes will never forget her , but he intends no more than a temporary liaison while at Number 2 , and Maisie knows this . She is to be his initiator , his youthful fling ...
... true that James often seems overoptimistic in his predictions and evaluations , it is also true , as is readily seen in such texts as Black Jacobins , Party Politics in the West Indies , and Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution , that no ...
... true of America , as James said of it in 1949 , that " the greatest power in Western civilization no longer knows what to believe about itself " ( AC 28 ) . The problem as James framed it was an inherent tension between America's ...
Contents
SPHERES Of Existence WHAT MAISie Knew | 3 |
AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY | 51 |
THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT | 95 |
Copyright | |
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