Left of Karl Marx : the political life of Black Communist Claudia Jones

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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Main Author: Boyce Davies, Carole (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2007
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
Jones, Claudia, > 1915-1964.
Women communists > United States > Biography.
Women communists > Great Britain > Biography.
West Indians > United States > Biography.
West Indians > Great Britain > Biography.
Women journalists > United States > Biography.
Women journalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Feminists > United States > Biography.
Feminists > Great Britain > Biography.
Women and communism > United States > History > 20th century.
Women and communism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Introduction. Recovering the radical Black female subject: anti-imperialism, feminism, and activism
  • Women's rights/workers' rights/anti-imperialism: challenging the superexploitation of Black working-class women
  • From "half the world" to the whole world: journalism as Black transnational political practice
  • Prison blues: literary activism and a poetry of resistance
  • Deportation: the other politics of diaspora, or "what is an ocean between us? We know how to build bridges."
  • Carnival and diaspora: Caribbean community, happiness, and activism
  • Piece work/peace work: self-construction versus state repression
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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