C. L. R. James and Creolization

C. L. R. James (1901-1989) one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century expressed his postcolonial and socialist philosophies in fiction speeches essays and book-length scholarly discourses. However the majority of academic attention given to James keeps the diverse mediums of James's writing separate focuses on his work as a political theorist and subordinates his role as a fiction writer.<p>This book however seeks to change such an approach to studying James. Defining creolization as a process by which European African Amerindian Asian and American cultures are amalgamated to form new hybrid identities and cultures Nicole King uses this process as a means to understanding James's work and life. She argues that throughout his career whether writing a short story or a political history James articulated his attempt to produce revolutionary radical discourses with a consistent methodology.<p>James a Trinidad-born scholar who migrated to England an