C.L.R. James by Dave Renton
He was a friend and inspiration to Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere, the two leaders of the first generation of independence struggles. His account of Toussaint L'Ouverture's slave rebellion in Haiti is one of the great historical works of the twentieth century. His studies of Hegel and Marx became part of the common knowledge of several generations of radicals in America, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa.
'I never cheated, I never appealed for a decision unless I thought the batsman was out, I never argued with the umpire, I never jeered at a defeated opponent.. If I caught myself complaining or making excuses I pulled up. If afterwards I remembered doing it I took an inward decision to try not to do it again. From the eight years of school life this code became the moral framework of my existence. It has never left me.' 'Books about CLR James abound, but this is a particularly good one. It's lucidly written, full of narrative interest and explores areas of the great Caribbean man's life and struggles that have rarely been a point of focus.' -- Chris Searle The Morning Star
Dave Renton is a Research Associated of the Johannesburg and Sunderland Universities. He is also the author of TROTSKY in the Life× series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905791019 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905791011 |
| Title | C.L.R. James |
| Author | Dave Renton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Haus Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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