{"product_id":"modern-politics-paperback","title":"Modern Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. L. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNoel Ignatiev\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marxists envisage a total change in the basic structure of human relations. With that change our problems will not be solved overnight, but we will be able to tackle them with confidence. Such are the difficulties, contradictions, and antagonisms; and in the solution of them society moves forward and men and women feel they have a role in the development of their social surroundings. It is in this movement that we have the possibility of a good life.\" --C.L.R. James, from \u003cem\u003eModern Politics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume provides a brilliant and accessible summation of the ideas of left Marxist giant C.L.R. James. Originally delivered in 1960 as a series of lectures in his native Trinidad, these writings powerfully display his wide-ranging erudition and enduring relevance. From his analysis of revolutionary history (from the Athenian City-States through the English Revolution, Russian Revolution, and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956), to the role of literature, art, and culture in society (from Charlie Chaplin to Pablo Picasso, via Camus and Eisenstein), to an interrogation of the ideas and philosophy of such thinkers as Rousseau, Lenin, and Trotsky, this is a magnificent tour de force from a critically engaged thinker at the height of his powers. An essential introduction to a body of work as necessary and illuminating for this century as it proved for the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. L. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e was a historian and political activist who was considered a major figure in Pan-Africanism and a leader in developing a democratic, revolutionary, and internationalist current within Marxism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Jacobins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA History of Pan-African Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA New Notion: Two Works by C. L. R. James\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSex, Race and Class--The Perspective of Winning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Play with Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eNoel Ignatiev\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and history professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Irish Became White\u003c\/i\u003e and the cofounder and coeditor of the journal \u003ci\u003eRace Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760403677472,"sku":"9781604863116","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b8b48bb5a81c4154751c76c473ea7df.webp?v=1780179084","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/modern-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}