Life of Captain Cipriani

James C. L. R. James

Description

The Life of Captain Cipriani (1932) is the earliest full-length work of nonfiction by the Trinidadian writer C. L. R. James, one of the most significant historians and Marxist theorists of the twentieth century. It is partly based on James's interviews with Arthur Andrew Cipriani (1875-1945). As a captain with the British West Indies Regiment during the First World War, Cipriani was greatly impressed by the service of black West Indian troops and appalled at their treatment during and after the war. After his return to the West Indies, he became a Trinidadian political leader and advocate for West Indian self-government. James's book is as much polemic as biography. Written in Trinidad and published in England, it is an early and powerful statement of West Indian nationalism. An excerpt, The Case for West-Indian Self Government, was issued by Leonard and Virginia Woolf's Hogarth Press in 1933. This volume includes the biography, the pamphlet, and a new introduction in which Bridget Brereton considers both texts and the young C. L. R. James in relation to Trinidadian and West Indian intellectual and social history. She discusses how James came to write his biography of Cipriani, how the book was received in the West Indies and Trinidad, and how, throughout his career, James would use biography to explore the dynamics of politics and history.

Sujets

• Histoire
• History of the Americas

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 18 août 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822376866
• Langue: English

Extrait

T H E L I F E O F C A P TA I N C I P R I A N I | | | | |

The C. L. R. James Archives éçôéŝ à éôûçéŝ ô à çôéôà àûéçé é ô ô ôé ô é géà é- éçûà Igûéŝ ô é éé-çéû,  à é ç éxûé, à  éŝé, ôé à àbôé ŝôçà ôŝ, é à çûé ŝçôà éxôàôŝ ô àéŝ’ŝ ôéûé.

Robert A. Hill, Series Editor

T H E L I F E O F C A PTA I N C I PR I A N I An Account of British Government in the West Indies

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with the pamphlet

The Case for WestIndian Self Government

C . L. R. J A M E S

With a New Introduction by Bridget Brereton

Duke University Press

Durham and London 2014

© 2014 ûé Ûéŝ éŝŝ Ā gŝ éŝéé

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he Life of Captain Cipriani: An Account of Britis Government in te West Indies  37 ôéô  39 I .C H AP TER éôé Çôçéé Hé  61 I I .C H AP TER  Eà àŝ  69 I I I .C H AP TER é B.W.ï.. W  85 C H AP TER I V. Çà à é àbôû Môéé Çàà  97 V.C H AP TER  Çàà Çà à é égŝàé Çôûç  121 C H AP TER V I .  Hé Mûçà à é à Eéçç Çôà  133 C H AP TER V I I . ôçé égŝàô Hé  155 V I I I .C H AP TER  éŝôà

he Case for West-Indian Self Government  169 C H AP TER I .  Hé Egŝ  é Wéŝ ïéŝ  177 I I .C H AP TER  Hé Gôéô--Exéçûé-Çôûç  181 C H AP TER I I I .  Hé égŝàé Çôûç

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Bgé Bééô

Ç. . . àéŝ ôéhe Life of Captain Cipriani: An Account of Britis Government in te West Indiesàôŝ çéà bééé 1929 à 1931  à. Wé é é ô Egà  ébûà 1932, é àûŝç à béé çôéé—ôé ô éé àûŝçŝ é ôô  , é ôéŝ bég ŝ ô ôé,Minty Alley, à ûç ô à ôû ŝûb- ŝéqûé béçôéCricket and Iéàé Çôŝàé, à bôô àgé b é b àéŝ. ï Néŝô, àçàŝé, éé Çôŝàé à ŝ à à é ô à é éàŝ, é bôô àŝ àé é b à ŝà ôçà I, Çôûô & Çô.,  é é ô 1932. Çôŝàé ôé é ûŝ, à àéŝ à ŝôé é éŝ  Néŝô àé û àçéŝ ô é é bôô ô ŝé ôf ô à à ôé àçéŝ  é Wéŝ ïéŝ à ô àçà bôôŝééŝ  ôô à ôé Bŝ çéŝ. Hé bôô çôŝé 107 àgéŝ à àŝ éçàé ô Çôŝàé. ï ŝô ô ôé ŝg à ŝx éçé  à. ïŝ ççûàô  Bà àŝ éŝûàb qûé é, bû éôà Wôô, çô-ôé  ŝ àôûŝ é, Vgà, ô é ôgéŝŝé ôgà éŝŝ, éà àbôû . é àŝé àéŝ ô àbgé é bôô àŝçà, çûg ôû éà à ô é bôgàçà ŝéçôŝ éàé ô Çà à çôçéàg ô é gééà ààç ô çô çôô gô- éé. Hé àbgéé àŝ ôé  Néŝô, àéŝ ôé éçàéŝ àé, à é “àéé û à ô ô Néŝô ô ôô ô àé à é ààgééŝ ô é ûbçàô.” Hé éŝû àŝ à -ô- àgé àé, ééhe Case for West-Indian Self Government, ŝŝûé b é ôgà éŝŝ, ôô,  1933. ï àŝ ûbé 16  é ŝééŝ à ô à àéŝ—éôûŝ àéŝ à béé àûôé b

ŝûç ûàéŝ àŝ ô Màà Kééŝ à àô àŝ—à ŝô ô ôé ŝg ( àéŝ 1932, 1933, [1963] 1993: 119–21; Çôŝàé 1933;  Wôçéŝé 1996: 22–24; ô 2001: 40–41). àéŝ bégŝLifeb ŝàg à é àŝ g à ôçà bôgà ô é àà àbô à ôçà éàé ààŝ ô àŝ Çàà Çà, ô àŝ à àççôû ô ŝ éŝôà é bû “àŝ é béŝ éàŝ ô bgg béôé à ô à bé ééŝé é ôçà ŝûàô  é Wéŝ ïéŝ ôà” ( àéŝ 1932: 1). Hé bôô àé ŝ Iŝ éfô ô ààzé ŝô à ôçŝ ôûg bôgà, à éôôôg à (àŝ  bé ŝçûŝŝé àé) àŝ ô bé ûŝé éqûé  ŝ àé - gŝ. Hé àéççà éàôŝ bééé éàé à ŝôçà ô ôçà ôéé—éé  àŝ ôûŝŝà, é, ôŝ, ô Nûà— àŝ ô égàgé ŝ ééŝ ô é éŝ ô ŝ é. Hé Iŝ çàé ôLife ààzéŝ é ŝàé ô ŝôçé  çôéô- à à (ôbàgô ŝ ô éôé). Eàç ŝéçô—é çôôà Egŝé; é é Çéôéŝ; é “çôôûé éôé,” b ç àéŝ éàŝ ôŝé ô Āçà à à-Āçà éŝçé—ŝ ŝûbéçé ô àçé- bç ŝôçôôgçà ŝçû. Hŝ çàé çôàŝ à ûŝ àôûŝ, ûç qûôé éŝçô ô ŝàé éûçé à ŝôçà ŝôbbé àôg é éôé ô xé Āçà-Eûôéà éŝçé. ûŝ ôé bé ààgà éàŝ  é ïô-ààŝ, çôôŝg à éàŝ ôé  ô é ŝà ôûàô b 1930; àéŝ bééé à éé àŝ “ô çôûà ôbé,” ô ààgôŝ bééé “Négôéŝ” à “ïàŝ”  é Wéŝ ïéŝ. Āŝ ŝééà çôéàôŝ àé ôé ôû, éé, àŝ àé Case, àéŝ ŝééŝ ûé é çàé é ŝŝûé ô éç ŝôŝ, ŝéçIçà Āçà-ïà ŝôŝ, ç ôû ôàé ôçŝ  à (à Gûàà)  é éô àé Wô Wà ïï ( àéŝ 1932: 1–19; ég- ŝé 2010: 92). Çàéŝ 2 à 3 ôé ôàô àbôû Çà’ŝ é û ô é ôûbéà ô Wô Wà ï  1914, é é àŝ àéà éà ô, à àbôû ŝ àçéŝ ûg é à. ï àŝ àŝ à ôîçé  é Bŝ Wéŝ ïéŝ égé à é Iŝ çàé ô ûbç ôçé, é é çôûà- géôûŝ ééé é é ûé ŝ çôà, à ôûééŝ, ô é ôûàgéôûŝ àçŝ éàé é éçéé à é àŝ ô é à  àûôéŝ. Hŝ éxééçé ôçzé é Çàà, à é à ô à éé Çéôé à ô Çôŝçà éŝçé, à àûçé  ô ŝ çàéé àŝ é éàé ô é à Wôgé’ŝ Āŝŝôçàô ( twa ), é

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ôŝ ôà àbô ôgàzàô  é çôô ûg é 1920ŝ à éà 1930ŝ. Hé twa ŝ é ôçûŝ ô çàé 4. ( àéŝ ôg àŝŝéŝ à Çà béçàé éŝé ô é twa 1919;  àç  àŝ ô  û 1923 à é twa ôféé, à Çà àççéé, é éàéŝ éŝéç; àéŝ 1932: 20–49). Hé ôgéŝ çàé, à  à àŝ é éà ôLife, éàŝ  Çà’ŝ éfôŝ ô àçéé égŝàé éôŝ ô bééI é àŝŝéŝ àŝ à ééçé ébé ô é çôôà égŝàé Çôûç ô 1925 (çàé 5). Hŝ ŝéçô çûéŝ à bà ààŝŝ ô é ôàôŝ à ŝ- çôôg ô é ôàé “ûôîçà” ébéŝ ô é Çôûç à é ôŝ ô é é ûbç ééŝ àŝ ûé, ûŝûà àôé, b é Çà- à. Û àgàŝ é gôéô à é Bŝ ôîçàŝ, éŝé ôàé ébéŝ, à ôé ŝ éô ééçéŝ ôô,  àŝ àôŝ ôŝŝbé ô Çà ô àçéé ŝûbŝàé égŝàé éôŝ  é ééŝ ô é ôg éôé. ï é égŝàûé é àŝ “à ûéçé ôé à à ôçé,” àéŝ çôçûéŝ, éàg à é é Çàà çàgé é ôé à çôé ô ôçà ŝçôûŝé, bô ŝé à ôûŝé é Çôûç, é àŝ àé àbé ô ŝéçûé àgbé çàgéŝ ( àéŝ 1932: 50–70). Çà àŝô ôéàé  é Ç Çôûç ô é çàà, ô ô Sà, ç é ûŝé àŝ àôé ôû ô çôô é çôôà gôéé à ô ô é éôé. Çàé 6 éàŝ à àôûŝ ŝûggé ôé é ç’ŝ ééçç àçŝé ç é àgé àgàŝ é gôéé à é bûŝéŝŝ - ééŝŝ  àôé (71–81). Āôé ŝûggé àŝ ôé é gôéé’ŝ àé ô ôûçé ôé ôçé égŝàô, éàé  çàé 7. Hŝ à ôg çà- é àŝ ô ààç à géà éà ô ççŝ ô àéŝ’ŝ çôéôàéŝ é é bôô àŝ ûbŝé. Ā b ô àô ôçé ûé é ŝàé çôôŝ àŝ  Bà à é é àŝ Iŝ ôûçé  é Çôû- ç  1926, à Çà, ôôg é ôîçà twa ôŝô, ŝûôé . ï é àçé ô éŝé ôôŝô ô é ôéû Çàôç çég, é gôéé é é b bû éôûçé   1931. Ā ŝ ô, ûé ûgé éŝŝûé ô é Çûç à ô ŝ éô éç Çéôéŝ, Çà éIé é twa é—ŝ  àô ô é ôçé B ô à éàŝ éûà—à ŝéà àŝŝôàé ŝûôé é Çàôç ôôŝô. Hŝ àéàé à é twa  éàéŝ, éŝéçà ŝ ïô- àà çé éŝé, Sàà ééûçŝg, ô é Çàà àçûà àŝŝàûé ŝçà ôé é ŝŝûé. ééûçŝg é é twa ,

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