![]() ![]() It should be obvious then that the book is about much more than just cricket.Ĭyril Lionel Robert James (1901-1989) is known as a Trinidadian historian, journalist, and Marxist who made a place for himself in the contested arena of colonial politics and public cultural criticism. Naipaul) to the literature on social justice. I also featured him in my teaching about the scholarly contributions of Caribbean figures (such as Austin Clarke, Derek Walcott, George Lamming, and V S. I have cited James liberally in my writing on leisure activities and their connection to the notions of belonging and therapeutic landscapes. James’ classic text on the history, sociology, and psychology of cricket. The occasion celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1963 publication of Beyond A Boundary (reissued in 2013 by Duke University Press), which has become known as C.L.R. James Distinguished Lecture to be delivered on the Barbados campus of the University of the West Indies by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, vice-chancellor of the university. I was looking forward to attending the widely advertised C.L.R. ![]()
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