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An important analysis of CLR James' early political thought on Marxism and the black radical tradition

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'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

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Issues in James’s Political Thought
2. The Making of a Marxist
3. James’s Early Marxism
4. The American Years
5. James and the Race Question
6. Breaking New Ground
7. The New Universals
8. James, Marx and the Notion of Happiness
9. James, Independent Marxism and the Marxist Tradition: A Summary, 1934–53
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Pluto Press
      Published 20 February 1997
      ISBN-13 9780745306148
      978-0745306148
      ISBN-10 0745306144
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      Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An important analysis of CLR James' early political thought on Marxism and the black radical tradition

      Trade Review
      '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

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements
      Preface
      1. Issues in James’s Political Thought
      2. The Making of a Marxist
      3. James’s Early Marxism
      4. The American Years
      5. James and the Race Question
      6. Breaking New Ground
      7. The New Universals
      8. James, Marx and the Notion of Happiness
      9. James, Independent Marxism and the Marxist Tradition: A Summary, 1934–53
      Bibliography
      Index

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