Claudia Jones & the Critique of Self-Determination: Toward Human Liberation.
This essay explores Claudia Jones' unique perspective on self-determination and human liberation. Jones, a journalist and activist from Trinidad & Tobago, redefines self-determination beyond nationalism and regionalism to create a more inclusive and humanistic understanding of liberation. She sees s...
| Publicado en: | American Communist History Vol. 23; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 19 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar-Jun2024
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| Sumario: | This essay explores Claudia Jones' unique perspective on self-determination and human liberation. Jones, a journalist and activist from Trinidad & Tobago, redefines self-determination beyond nationalism and regionalism to create a more inclusive and humanistic understanding of liberation. She sees self-determination as foundational to democracy and nationhood, and argues that it must be reconceptualized and understood as a programmatic demand for political transformation and consciousness-raising. Jones also critiques Western imperialism and capitalism, advocating for a socialist ideology that challenges these oppressive systems and allows for new paradigms of freedom. She emphasizes the need for women labor-progressives and women Communists to combat false ideologies and enlist women in the pro-peace struggle. |
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