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THE LETTERS OF C.L.R. JAMES TO CONSTANCE WEBB, 1939-1948 |
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C. L. R. James, Anna Grimshaw (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£17.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1584653825 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781584653820 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2006 |
| Pages: |
393 |
| Description: |
C.L.R. James was one of the foremost cultural and historical theorists of the 20th century. This volume is a collection of the letters he sent to Constance Webb, who eventually became his wife, showing their shared beliefs of radical politics and social reform. |
| Synopsis: |
C. L. R. James, one of the foremost cultural and historical theorists of the twentieth century, arrived in the United States in 1938 and shortly thereafter met and fell in love with Constance Webb. Though separated by barriers of race and background, they shared a commitment to radical politics and social reform, and James began an epistolary courtship. His letters to her over the course of the next decade not only provide insights into James's own life but also constitute a record of his intellectual development and passionate engagement with American culture. James's American sojourn represented a period of great personal and intellectual growth. Not only did he woo and eventually marry Webb, but he also responded intensely to American popular culture and developed the ideas that would shape his books Mariners, Renegades and Castaways and American Civilization (published posthumously). These letters - passionate, poetic, and wonderfully readable - constitute one of the major resources on his life and thought during this period. |
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US |
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Dartmouth College Press |
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Non-returnable |
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