An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Episodes Referencing This Book
September 10, 2023
Context:
Described as C.L.R. James's autobiography where he discusses Thomas Arnold's legacy and the public school ethos
February 22, 2021
Context:
Tom mentions reading this book about cricket when discussing how anti-imperialism was paradoxically exported by the British. He notes that James wrote as 'a Marxist who's very, very anti-imperial' yet the book is 'incredibly British' and 'saturated in English literature'