West Indian Intellectuals in Britain - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0719064759 ISBN 13: 9780719064753

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

The first comprehensive discussion of the major Caribbean thinkers who came to Britain. Written in an accessible, lively style, with a range of wonderful and distinguished authors. Key book for thinking about the future of multicultural Britain; study thus far has concentrated on Caribbean literature and how authors 'write back' to Britain - this book is the first to consider how they 'think back' to Britain. A book of the moment - nothing comparable on the Carribean influence on Britain. Discusses the influence, amongst others, of C. L. R. James, Una Marson, George Lamming, Jean Rhys, Claude McKay and V. S. Naipaul.

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Recensione:

West Indian Intellectuals in Britain is a wonderful exercise in intellectual portraiture. Because the selected portraits are all so nicely inscribed, this volume makes a strong contribution to the study of Caribbean intellectuals and the traditions of thought and action that they have established. ...two excellent essays by editor Bill Schwartz. A nicely integrated volume that reads as smoothly as a single-authored text. In sum, West Indian Intellectuals in Britain is an important volume for all scholars of Caribbean thought. ...delivers on it's promised offerings. This is an important contribution as the diasporic and nationalist dimensions of the Caribbean experience are too often kept in separate intellectual compartments. Paget Henry, Brown University --Paget Henry, Brown University

L'autore:

Bill Schwarz teaches at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0719064759
• ISBN 13: 9780719064753
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Redattore: Schwarz Bill