AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.

JAMES, C. L. R., Anna Grimshaw [Ed. And Intro.], Keith Hart [Ed. And Intro.], Robert A. Hill [After.].

ISBN 10: 0631189084 / ISBN 13: 9780631189084

Published by Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge, 1993

About this Item

8vo. Pp: x, 385. Publisher's laminated black boards with colour illustration and white lettering to front, black and white photo and white lettering to spine, and yellow and white lettering to rear. Black and white plate frontispiece. ISBN: 9780631189084 Very good. Book is somewhat warped. Slight spotting to top edge, fore edge, and bottom edge of text block. Some spots to front end papers, title page, and rear end papers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631189084
• ISBN 13: 9780631189084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis

American Civilisation is the last major unpublished work by one of the century′s great radical writers.

In the tradition of de Tocqueville′s Democracy in America, James addresses the fundamental question of the "right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Ranging widely across all aspects of American politics, society and culture, he brings together the abstract and the concrete, integrating his analysis of American Society in transition with a broad and fascinating commentary on literature and the popular arts. The book also provides an outstanding discussion of the role of blacks, women, and intellectuals in modern America.

This long–awaited publication may be seen as the most wide–ranging expression of James′s thought, the indispensable link between his mature writings on politics and his semi–autobigraphical masterpiece, Beyond a Boundary.

About the Author

C.L.R. James was born in Trinidad in 1901, lived for amny years in the United States, and died in Brixton, London in 1989. Author of such classic works as The Black Jacobins and Minty Alley, his revolutionary vision inspired social movements around the world. Also published be Blackwell is The C. L. R. James Reader, a collection of his most essential writings.