Beyond boundaries : C.L.R. James and postnational studies / edited by Christopher Gair.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gair, Christopher, 1961-

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989--Criticism and interpretation.

James, C. L. R.

James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989--Political and social views.

Politics and literature--Caribbean Area.

Politics and literature.

United States.

Local Subjects:

United States.

Genre:

Book

Physical Description:

202 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Beyond Boundaries: C.L.R. James and Postnational Studies

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2006.

London, England : Pluto Books, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Critical overview of the writings of CLR James, the founder of 'post-national' studies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: C. L. R. James and Postnational Studies

1. C. L. R. James, Genre and Cultural Politics

2. 'Summer of Hummer': C. L. R. James, American Civilization, and the ( Necro) Political Crisis

3. C. L. R. James, Moby- Dick, and the Emergence of Transnational American Studies

4. Beyond Boundaries: Cricket, Herman Melville, and C. L. R. James's Cold War

5. The Odd Couple: C. L. R. James, Hannah Arendt and the Return of Politics in the Cold War

6. C. L. R. James's American Civilization

7. C. L. R. James and the Politics of the Subject, Culture and Desire

8. C. L. R. James, Critical Humanist

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from resource description page (viewed August 26, 2024).

ISBN:

1-84964-465-9

1-281-75076-X

9786611750763

1-4356-6248-2

9781849644655

1849644659

9781281750761

128175076X

9780745323435

074532343X

9780745323428

0745323421

9781435662483

1435662482

OCLC:

666936436