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

Edité par Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge, 1993

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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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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.
• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0631189084
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780631189084
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale

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Synopsis

In his study of Herman Melville, "Mariners, Renegades and Castaways" (1976) C.L.R. James wrote: "My ultimate aim...is to write a study of American Civilization". This project, long in gestation, at last sees the light of day in this posthumous publication of what may be seen as the most wide-ranging expression of James's thought, the link between his mature writings on politics and his semi-autobiographical work, "Beyond a Boundary". 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 across American politics, society and culture, C.L.R. James sets out to integrate his analysis of American society in transition with a commentary on the popular arts of cinema and literature.

Présentation de l'éditeur

American Civilisation is the last major unpublished work by one of the century′s great radical writers.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