Cover -- Contents -- THE WORLD VIEW OF C.L.R. JAMES -- THE INVADING SOCIALIST SOCIETY -- Preface to the 2nd Edition -- Chapter I World War II and Social Revolution -- Chapter II State Capitalism -- Chapter III Imperialism Thirty Years After -- Chapter IV Poland - Where All Roads Meet -- Chapter V Parties, Tendencies And Programs in the Fourth International -- Appendix The Political Economy of Germain -- EVERY COOK CAN GOVERN -- Introduction -- Every Cook Can Govern: A Study of Democracy in Ancient Greece -- Its Meaning for Today -- ABOUT PM PRESS -- FRIENDS OF PM PRESS -- Also by PM Press.

Portraying C. L. R. James as a leading figure in the independence movement in the West Indies and in the black and working-class movements in both Britain and the United States, this volume provides an extensive introduction to James's life and thought before presenting two critical works that illustrate the tremendous breadth and depth of his worldview. Both long-out-of-print pamphlets display James's contributions to Marxist and revolutionary theory as he documents and elaborates on the aspects of working-class activity that constitute the revolution in today's world. Fully encapsulating James's thoughts on democracy and workers' emancipation, these essential works represent the principal themes that run through James's life: implacable hostility toward all "condescending saviors" of the working class and an underlying faith in the power of ordinary people to build a new world.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.