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C. L. R. James
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Trinidadian historian, journalist and Marxist (1901–1989)

Also known as: C.L.R. James, Cyril Lionel Robert James, J. R. Johnson, J.R. Johnson, Nello, C・L・R・ジェームズ

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Known works

  • The Black Jacobins (1949)
  • Fighting racism in World War II
  • Modern politics
  • Émancipation, guerre et révolution
  • World revolution (1937)