C. L. R. James in Imperial Britain

by Christian Høgsbjerg

Book Overview

C. L. R. James in Imperial Britain chronicles the life and work of the Trinidadian intellectual and writer C. L. R. James during his first extended stay in Britain, from 1932 to 1938. It reveals the radicalizing effect of this critical period on James's intellectual and political trajectory. During this time, James turned from liberal humanism to revolutionary socialism. Rejecting the "imperial Britishness" he had absorbed growing up in a crown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082235618X
• ISBN13: 9780822356189
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"