Free and French in the Caribbean: Toussaint Louverture, Aimé Césaire, and Narratives of Loyal Opposition

Author:   John Patrick Walsh
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9780253006271


Pages:   206
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Format:   Hardback
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In Free and French in the Caribbean, John Patrick 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 in the narratives of revolution and nationhood passed on to successive generations. By reexamining Louverture and Césaire in light of their multilayered narratives, the book offers a deeper understanding of the historical and contemporary phenomenon of ""free and French"" in the Caribbean.

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Author:   John Patrick Walsh
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780253006271


ISBN 10:   0253006279
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction I. Toussaint Louverture 1. Toussaint Louverture and the Family of Saint-Domingue 2. Under the Stick of Maitre Toussaint 3. Free and French : La Constitution de la colonie francaise de Saint-Domingue 4. Toussaint at a Crossroads: The Memoire of the First Soldier of the Republic of Saint Domingue II. Aime Cesaire 5. Cesaire Reads Toussaint: The Haitian Revolution and the Problem of Departmentalization 6. Haitian Building: La Tragedie du Roi Christophe Conclusion: Artisans of Free and French Notes Works Cited Index

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A fruitful intervention in a growing body of literature and increasingly lively debate on the Haitian Revolution and the figure of Toussaint Louverture, the book also contributes to the emerging scholarship on Cesaire, Francophone literature, and postcolonial theory.... Walsh reveals how these texts [by Louverture and Cesaire] are structured, how they function, and what dynamics they contain and what they have to show us about politics and history. Gary Wilder, CUNY Graduate Center


<p> Contains all the ingredients to become the next important book in the field of postcolonial studies with the emphasis on French Caribbean culture and literature. --Daniel Desormeaux, University of Chicago--Daniel Desormeaux, University of Chicago


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John Patrick Walsh is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

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