The Dialectics of Decolonization
The Dialectics of Decolonization
Nationalism and Labor Movements in Postwar French Africa
This chapter examines labor movements in postwar French Africa and analyzes the dialectics of decolonization. It describes the transition of the French West African labor movement from a class-centered, internationalist organization from about 1945 to 1955 to a nationalist organization that insisted that workers subordinate their own concerns to the emerging national struggle. The chapter also provides a dynamic analysis of the relationship between the political strategies and discourses of a colonial regime and social and political movements with African colonies.
Keywords: labor movements, French Africa, decolonization, national struggle, political strategies, colonial regime, political movements, African colonies
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