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Caliban's Freedom

The Early Political Thought of C.L.R. James

Anthony Bogues author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pluto Press

Published:20th Feb '97

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C.L.R. James (1901-1989) is one the few political thinkers whose ideas have made a genuinely significant contribution to the development of emancipatory ideas in the twentieth century. In this volume, Anthony Bogues examines the origins of the relationship between the black radical tradition and James's own view of Marxism. Integrating these two political currents provided the basis for a profound critique that became the hallmark of James's life's work.

Anthony Bogues traces the main features of James's early political thought, up to his deportation from the United States in the early 1950s, arguing that his work represents a major attempt in the immediate post-war period to establish new frontiers in Marxism and radical political thought in general. This illuminating and scholarly study reinforces James's position as a political theorist of major standing.

'An outstanding book ... Caliban's Freedom is a major contribution to the growing critical scholarship on C.L.R. James' -- small axe
'A very strong book, thoroughly researched and brilliantly argued. Not Surprisingly, the result is that Bogues has produced the best work to date on the early political though of James' -- CLR James Journal
'This book is succinct and clear. It serves as an excellent primer for one of the century's outstanding revolutionary thinkers' -- Capital and Class

ISBN: 9780745306148

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216 pages