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12 produkter
12 produkter
Del 4 - Black Britain: Writing Back
Minty Alley
A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
135 kr
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The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK'A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such charm, vitality and humour.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction'As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?'It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one of the twentieth century's greatest Caribbean thinkers.Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Del 4 - Black Britain: Writing Back
Minty Alley
A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo
E-bok
Engelska, 2021100 kr
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The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK'A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such charm, vitality and humour.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction'As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?'It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one of the twentieth century's greatest Caribbean thinkers.Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021185 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin.The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK''As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?''It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes'' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action.Minty Alley is a gloriously observed portrayal of class, community and the ways in which we are all inherently connected. An undisputed modern classic, this is an exceptional story told by one of the twentieth century''s greatest Caribbean thinkers.© C.L.R. James 1936 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
E-bok
Engelska, 2023118 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 1989
201 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2013
174 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2012
179 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2013
176 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2023
196 kr
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The end of slavery started in what was then San Domingo. In 1791, the enslaved people of the most prized French sugar plantation colony revolted against their masters. For over twelve years, against a backdrop of the French Revolution, they fought an epic black liberation struggle for control of the island. Theirs was the first and only successful slave revolution. It was the creation of Haiti as a nation, the first independent black republic outside of Africa, and an international inspiration to the persecuted and enslaved. This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture. The text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, black actors appeared on the British stage in a work by a black playwright. The script had been lost for almost seventy years when a draft copy was discovered among James's archives. Now this extraordinary drama has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.
E-bok
Engelska, 2023178 kr
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The end of slavery started in what was then San Domingo. In 1791, the enslaved people of the most prized French sugar plantation colony revolted against their masters. For over twelve years, against a backdrop of the French Revolution, they fought an epic black liberation struggle for control of the island. Theirs was the first and only successful slave revolution. It was the creation of Haiti as a nation, the first independent black republic outside of Africa, and an international inspiration to the persecuted and enslaved. This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture. The text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, black actors appeared on the British stage in a work by a black playwright. The script had been lost for almost seventy years when a draft copy was discovered among James''s archives. Now this extraordinary drama has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
245 kr
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Del 48 - Fronesis
Fronesis 48-49. Det universella
Svenska, 2014
148 kr
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I det allmänmänskligas namn I en tid då det mobiliseras kring nationalstatens, folkgemenskapens och det religiösa samfundets särart kan tanken på en universell frigörelse te sig avlägsen. Trots att vi delar levnadsvillkor i större utsträckning än någonsin tidigare tycks de partikulära identiteterna växa sig starkare. De används för att hävda den egna gruppens, nationens eller religionens rätt att förtrycka, men också för att rikta kritik mot rasism och annat förtryck: debatterna om barnlitteratur och politiska karikatyrer har inte minst handlat om dominerande gruppers rätt att beskriva och definiera traditionellt underordnade grupper. Inom vänstern tycks idéer om »det universella« förknippas med kolonialismens och imperialismens förbrytelser snarare än med frigörelse. Men hur står det till med de politiska och moraliska anspråk som framställs i namn av det allmängiltiga eller allmänmänskliga? I Fronesis nr 48–49 uppmärksammas kraften i att tala om det universella – vare sig det gäller politiska och sociala rättigheter eller vetenskapliga begrepp. Historiskt sett har socialistiska, feministiska och antirasistiska kamper alltid byggt på universalistiska föreställningar och mål. Kan idén om det universella dyrka upp dagens intellektuella låsningar och visa vägen för en (jäm)likhetens snarare än en olikhetens politiska teori och rörelse? Flera av numrets texter handlar om universalistiska ideologiers politiska tillämpning. Den indiske litteraturvetaren Aijaz Ahmad jämför hur kulturell särart respektive universella rättigheter använts som motståndsstrategier mot imperialism i Indien och Irland. Historikern Karin Zackari tecknar den motsägelsefulla historien om de universella mänskliga rättigheternas politiska tillämpning. Vi publicerar ett utdrag ur The Black Jacobins, den trinidadiske marxisten C. L. R. James klassiska skildring av den haitiska revolutionen och historiens första segerrika slavuppror. Numret uppmärksammar också frågan om hur universella kategorier och begrepp kan bidra till att forma en radikal förståelse av vår omvärld. Den libanesiske sociologen Mahdi Amil menar att Edward Saids teorier om »orientalismen« undergräver möjligheten att skapa en teori för mänsklig frigörelse, medan sociologen Vivek Chibber söker definiera de allmänmänskliga villkoren för frihet och rättvisa med utgångspunkt i våra mest basala, materiella behov.