C. L. R. James
(1901-1989)
Trinidadian writer
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Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist and socialist. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of subaltern studies, 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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4 January 1901 Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
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| Died |
31 May 1989 (aged 88) Brixton, London, England
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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