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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gair, Christopher, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and literature--Caribbean Area.

Politics and literature.

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.

Physical Description:

202 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

ISBN:

1-84964-465-9

1-281-75076-X

9786611750763

1-4356-6248-2

OCLC:

666936436