Decolonizing the Republic: African and Caribbean Migrants in Postwar Paris, 1946-1974
(Part of the Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora (RSHAD) Series)
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Decolonizing the Republic is a conscientious discussion of the African diaspora in Paris in the post-World War II period. This book is the first to examine the intersection of black activism and the migration of Caribbeans and Africans to Paris during this era and, as Patrick Manning notes in the foreword, successfully shows how "black Parisians--in their daily labors, weekend celebrations, and periodic protests--opened the way to 'decolonizing the Republic, ' advancing the respect for their rights as citizens." Contrasted to earlier works focusing on the black intellectual elite, Decolonizing the Republic maps the formation of a working-class black France. Readers will better comprehend how those peoples of African descent who settled in France and fought to improve their socioeconomic conditions changed the French perception of Caribbean and African identity, laying the foundation for contemporary black activists to deploy a new politics of social inclusion across the demographics of race, class, gender, and nationality. This book complicates conventional understandings of decolonization, and in doing so opens a new and much-needed chapter in the history of the black Atlantic.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611862043
ISBN13:9781611862041
Release Date:July 2016
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
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