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Beyond a boundary

By:

James, C.L.R

Publication details: London Vintage Classics 2019ISBN:

9781784875398

Summary: C L R James, one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, was devoted to the game of cricket. In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing, watching and writing about the sport, he recounts the story of his overriding passion and tells us of the players whom he knew and loved, exploring the game's psychology and aesthetics, and the issues of class, race and politics that surround it. Part memoir of a West Indian boyhood, part passionate celebration and defence of cricket as an art form, part indictment of colonialism.

List(s) this item appears in: Whittington Equalities and Inclusion Collection

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	DIV JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00017922

Monograph

355p. ; 20cm.

C L R James, one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, was devoted to the game of cricket. In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing, watching and writing about the sport, he recounts the story of his overriding passion and tells us of the players whom he knew and loved, exploring the game's psychology and aesthetics, and the issues of class, race and politics that surround it. Part memoir of a West Indian boyhood, part passionate celebration and defence of cricket as an art form, part indictment of colonialism.

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