C.L.R. James

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Mentioned as C.L.R. James's 'brilliant book' when introducing him as one of the greatest intellectuals the Caribbean has produced, a Marxist historian of cricket and revolution.

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Described as 'a book that's still very, very famous, incredibly readable' about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian revolution, called 'the definitive account of the Haitian revolution' for decades

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Described as C.L.R. James's autobiography in which he discusses Thomas Arnold's legacy and the public school ethos. The hosts quote extensively from it: James calls Arnold's influence 'one of the most fantastic transformations in the history of education and of culture' and says the code of manliness, decency, and fair play 'became the moral framework of my existence.' A fascinating book for understanding how British school values were exported globally.

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Tom mentions reading this book about cricket when discussing how anti-imperialism was paradoxically exported by the British. He notes that James wrote as 'a Marxist who's very, very anti-imperial' yet the book is 'incredibly British' and 'saturated in English literature'

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Described as James's 'great masterpiece' and 'widely held to be not just the best book on cricket, but one of the best books on sport ever written' - discussed extensively as a work of post-colonial literature