West Indian intellectuals in Britain

<p>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.<br><br>An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.</p>