Left of Karl Marx : the political life of Black Communist Claudia Jones /
In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist. Jones is buried in London's Highgate Cemetery, to the left of Karl Marx-a location that Boyce D...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2007
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| Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In Left of Karl Marx, Carole Boyce Davies assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist. Jones is buried in London's Highgate Cemetery, to the left of Karl Marx-a location that Boyce Davies finds fitting given how Jones expanded Marxism-Leninism to incorporate gender and race in her political critique and activism. Claudia Cumberbatch Jones was born in Trinidad. In 1924, she moved to New York, where she lived for the next thirty years. She was active in the Communist Pa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 311 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-293) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822390329 0822390329 |
| Access: | Access restricted to Kwantlen Polytechnic University students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
