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C. L. R. James
AuthorBooks · Second hand1901-1989
Cyril Lionel Robert James, who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist, and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins.
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About C. L. R. James
Birth
1901
Death
1989
First book
1936
Years writing
90
Cyril Lionel Robert James, who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist, and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins.
C. L. R. James was a Trinidadian polymath who excelled as a historian, philosopher, and political activist.
His most iconic work, The Black Jacobins, is a fundamental reference for understanding revolutionary history.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 55 works ranging from novels to political essays.
The author occasionally wrote his pieces under the pseudonym J. R. Johnson.
His thought uniquely integrated the analysis of socialism, culture, and global history.
