C.L.R.James : His Intellectual Legacies

Selwyn R. Cudjoe

ISBN 10: 0870239074 / ISBN 13: 9780870239076

Published by University Of Massachusetts Press Feb 1995, 1995

About this Item

Neuware - C.L.R. James (1901-1989) made important contributions in a range of fields - literature, criticism, cultural studies, political theory, history and philosophy, serving as a mentor to two generations of international intellectuals. These essays offer a fresh perspective on his life and writings.

Seller Inventory # 9780870239076

Bibliographic Details

• Title: C.L.R.James : His Intellectual Legacies
• Publisher: University Of Massachusetts Press Feb 1995
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870239074
• ISBN 13: 9780870239076
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 700 grams

About this title

Synopsis

C.L.R. James (1901–1989) made important contributions in a host of fields―literature, criticism, cultural studies, political theory, history, and philosophy. One of the most astute minds of this century, he served as mentor for two generations of international intellectuals. He contributed enormously to their understanding of the colonial question, the Negro question, the Russian question, the role of dialectics in proletarian struggle, and the theory and practice of Marxism in the Americas. In addition to The Black Jacobins, his incisive account of the Haitian revolution of the 1790s, and Notes on Dialectics, James published a range of other books, including a classic work on the game of cricket and a study of Herman Melville.

This collection of essays offers a variety of fresh perspectives on James's life and writings. Included are reminiscences of those who knew James well and critical essays by eminent scholars. The book is the first to offer a full treatment of James's many contributions to twentieth-century intellectual life.

About the Author

SELWYN R. CUDJOE is professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College. He is author of V. S. Naipaul: A Materialist Reading and editor of Caribbean Women Writers and Eric E. Williams Speaks. Professor of English at Wellesley College, WILLIAM E. CAIN is author of The Crisis in Criticism and F. O. Matthiessen and the Politics of Criticism.