Toussaint Louverture : the story of the only successful slave revolt in history : a play in three acts / C.L.R. James ; edited and introduced by Christian Høgsbjerg ; with a foreword by Laurent Dubois.
Series: C.L.R. James Archives (Series)Publication details: Durham and London : Duke University Press, c2013. Description: xii, 222 [2] p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780822353034 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780822353140 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation | Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803 -- Drama | Revolutionaries -- Haiti -- Drama | Slavery -- Haiti -- History -- Drama | Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- DramaDDC classification: 812/.52 LOC classification: PR9272.9.J35 | T68 2013Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references.
List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Editorial note -- Author's note [1936] -- Characters in order of appearance -- Toussaint Louverture; the story of the only successful slave revolt in history [1934] -- Notices -- Photograph and programme [1936] -- Act II, scene 1 of Toussaint Louverture [1936] -- Reviews -- Appendices: 1. C.L.R. James, "The intelligence of the Negro", The Beacon, I, 5, August 1931 -- 2. C.L.R. James, "A century of freedom"?, The Listener, 31 May 1933 -- 3. C.L.R. James, "Slavery today : a shocking exposure", Tit-bits, 5 August 1933 -- 4. Paul Robeson, "I want Negro culture", News Chronicle, 30 May 1935 -- 5. C.L.R. James, ""Civilising" the "Blacks" : why Britain needs to maintain her African possessions", New Leader, 29 May 1936 -- 6. George Padmore, letter to Dr. Alain Locke, 19 December 1936 -- 7. C.L.R. James, [The Maverick Club], The Nation, 28 February 1959 -- 8. C.L.R. James, "A unique personality", New Society, 8 February 1979 -- 9. C.L.R. James, "Paul Robeson", Race Today, 16, no. 4, May/June 1985.