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C. L. R. James

The Life of Captain Cipriani

An Account of British Government in the West Indies, with the pamphlet The Case for West-Indian Self Government

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The Life of Captain Cipriani (1932) is the earliest full-length work of nonfiction by the Trinidadian writer C. L. R. James, one of the most significant historians and Marxist theorists of the twentieth century. It is partly based on James's interviews with Arthur Andrew Cipriani (1875-1945). As a captain with the British West Indies Regiment during the First World War, Cipriani was greatly impressed by the service of black West Indian troops and appalled at their treatment during and after the war. After his return to the West Indies, he became a Trinidadian political leader and advocate for West Indian self-government. James's book is as mu… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8223-5651-6
  • EAN: 9780822356516
  • Produktnummer: 16671754
  • Verlag: Duke University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
  • Seitenangabe: 200 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.1 cm 298 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 298

Über den Autor


C. L. R. James (1901-1989), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and writer, is the author of The Black Jacobins, an influential study of the Haitian Revolution. His play Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History and his now-classic book on sport and culture, Beyond a Boundary, are both published by Duke University Press. Bridget Brereton is Emerita Professor of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

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