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Letters from London
C. L. R. James
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Description for Letters from London
Paperback. In 1932 the young writer and political activist C.L.R. James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. This volume reveals C.L.R. James's first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. Num Pages: 140 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
In 1932 the young writer and political activist CLR James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. During his first weeks in the city he wrote a series of essays about his impressions and experiences for publication back home in the Port of Spain Gazette. Seventy years later, these pieces, newly transcribed from archives in the Caribbean, are published for the first time as a collection, with an extensive introduction and notes. Letters from London reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. Drawn to London's ... Read more
In 1932 the young writer and political activist CLR James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. During his first weeks in the city he wrote a series of essays about his impressions and experiences for publication back home in the Port of Spain Gazette. Seventy years later, these pieces, newly transcribed from archives in the Caribbean, are published for the first time as a collection, with an extensive introduction and notes. Letters from London reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. Drawn to London's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902669618
SKU
V9781902669618
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About C. L. R. James
CLR JAMES (1901-1989) was one of the 20th century's most innovative and influential historians and political theorists. The author of books on the Haitian Revolution, African independence and cricket, he was also a life-long Marxist and political activist.
Reviews for Letters from London
'This series has in it James's whole life work...indispensable to any conception of James as a writer.' - CLR James Institute, New York; "The level of political debate among the middle classes appalled James; reflecting on the frivolity of the newspapers, he accuses the ruling classes of 'mental adolescence'" - TLS