Aimé Césaire's Break from the Parti communiste français

Nouveaux élans, nouveaux défis

in French Politics, Culture & Society
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Thomas A. Hale
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Kora Véron
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3167/fpcs.2009.270307
Keywords:
AIME CESAIRE; MARTINIQUE; FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY; FRANCE; PARTI PROGRESSISTE MARTINIQUAIS
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Aimé Césaire's dramatic break from the French Communist Party in 1956 raises questions not only about the reasons for his resignation, but more importantly, about how he overcame the negative consequences of the rupture to give a new impetus to his career as the principal political leader in Martinique. A close examination of his writings from 1945 to 1959, based especially on his lesser-known declarations, essays, interviews, and speeches, as well as on his more widely-disseminated poetry and history, reveals a more nuanced explanation for the rupture. Above all, these texts offer new insights into how he was able to recover his political momentum by building new alliances both at home and abroad.

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Article Category:
Research Article
Page Count:
16
Keywords:
AIME CESAIRE; MARTINIQUE; FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY; FRANCE; PARTI PROGRESSISTE MARTINIQUAIS
Print Publication Date:
01 Sep 2009
Online Publication Date:
01 Sep 2009
Copyright:
© the Institute of French Studies at New York University and the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies at Harvard University 2009

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