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“Intellectually ambitious attempt to synthesize Marxism, feminism, and post-colonialism, not with the usual sellotaped hyphenations.”
— Jenny Turner, London Review of Books -
“Selma James is a treasure, as this volume of riches makes clear. Pioneering analysis of ‘race-class-gender’. . . One of the key political thinkers and activists of our times.”
— Marcus Rediker, from the preface - “This book is not only an intellectual tour de force, it is the best how to organise manual I have ever read . . . The staggering breadth of James’ writing takes your breath away . . . practical how-to feminism from one of the outstanding thinkers of our time.” — Cary Gee, Tribune
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“The final essay ‘Striving for Clarity and Influence’ is a fierce defence of CLR James’s political legacy against those who would see his achievements in purely literary terms. Fascinating.”
— Becky Gardiner, The Guardian -
“Strong stuff . . . James has clearly walked the talk during six decades of activism.”
— Angela Cobbinah, Camden New Journal & West End Extra -
“Rather than being dense and abstract, this book is inspiring because of James' ability to write plainly, incisively, and accessibly about complex ideas and complicated political moments.”
— Paul Kivel, paulkivel.com
Reviews and Press about Selma James and Sex, Race and Class — The Perspective of Winning
| 14 December 2012 | Rediscovering the Power and Utility of Selma James (Victoria Law, author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles Of Incarcerated Women) |
| 30 November 2012 | Selma James Speaks Out on Obama’s Reelection (Uprising Radio, Los Angeles) |
| 15 November 2012 | Sex, Race and Class by Selma James, a review (Amrita Shodhan, Feminists India) |
| 13 November 2012 | Radio interview with Selma James on WDET Detroit (Craig Fahle) |
| 18 September 2012 | They Want the Money, So Do We (Madame Tlank, Mute Magazine) |
| 13 July 2012 | Hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore (Tribune Magazine, Cary Gee) |
| 8 June 2012 |
A life in writing: Selma James (Becky Gardiner, The Guardian) 'By demanding payment for housework we attack what is terrible about caring in our capitalist society' |
| June 2012 | Sex, Race, and Class by Selma James (Seth Sandronsky, Z Magazine) |
| 26 April 2012 | Review of Sex, Race and Class — The Perspective of Winning (Angela Cobbinah, West End Extra) |
| 24 April 2012 | Radio interview on Sojourner Truth (Margaret Prescod, KPFK radio Los Angeles) |
| 18 April 2012 | Video and transcript: Sex, Race and Class — Extended Interview with Selma James on Her Six Decades of Activism (Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!) |
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29 March 2012, 4 April 2012 |
Radio interviews with Selma James: Letters and Politics, Against the Grain (KPFA San Francisco) |
| 28 March 2012 | Video interview on Uprising (Sonali Kolhatkar, KPFK radio Los Angeles) |
| 19 March 2012 | Care Work and the Power of Women: An Interview with Selma James (Julie McIntyre, Viewpoint Magazine) |
| 15 December 2011 | As Many Pairs of Shoes as She Likes (Jenny Turner, London Review of Books) |




