| Free and French in the Caribbean: Toussaint Louverture, Aimé Césaire, and Narratives of Loyal Opposition Contributor(s): Walsh, John Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253006279 ISBN-13: 9780253006271 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 972.940 |
| LCCN: 2013002202 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Free and French in the Caribbean, John Walsh studies the writings of Toussaint Louverture and Aimé Césaire to examine how they conceived of and narrated two defining events in the decolonializing of the French Caribbean: the revolution that freed the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1803 and the departmentalization of Martinique and other French colonies in 1946. Walsh emphasizes the connections between these events and the distinct legacies of emancipation that emerged through the narratives of revolution and nationhood passed on to successive generations. Part one concerns Toussaint's grasp of the limits of French Republicanism and his repositioning of the doctrine of the rights of man over against national sovereignty. Part two focuses on Césaire's reading of Toussaint as he confronted the issue of assimilation into the French Republic. By re-examining these figures in light of their multi-layered narratives, the book offers a deeper understanding of the historical and contemporary problem of free and French in the Caribbean. |