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Majumdar examines how French colonial histories and their afterlives shape French discourse, culture, and political identity. It traces debates across empire and its European legacies, including questions of race, resistance, and the intellectual work of figures such as Jean-Paul Sartre. The book further explores language and Francophonie, the transformation of national consciousness, and the challenges facing postcolonial states, development, and internal “others.”","Postcoloniality  \nThe French Dimension  \nMargaret A. Majumdar  \nPostcoloniality  \nPostcoloniality  \nThe French Dimension  \nMargaret A. Majumdar  \nBerghahn Books  \nNew York • Oxford  \nFirst published in 2007 by  \nBerghahn Books  \n[www.berghahnbooks.com](www.berghahnbooks.com)  \n© 2007 Margaret A. Majumdar  \nAll rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nMajumdar, Margaret A.  \nPostcoloniality : the French dimension / Margaret A. Majumdar.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-84545-252-0 (hardback : alk. paper)  \n1. France--Colonies--History. 2. Postcolonialism--French-speaking countries. I. Title.  \nJV1811 .M34 2007 325'.344--dc22  \n2007022253  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN 978-1-84545-252-0 hardback ISBN 978-1-78533-476-4 open access ebook  \nAn electronic version of this book is freely available thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be [found at knowledgeunlatched.org](found at knowledgeunlatched.org).  \nThis work is published subject to a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No Derivatives 4.0 International license. The terms of the licence can be found at [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . For use beyond those covered in the licence contact Berghahn Books.  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements vii  \nIntroduction ix  \nChapter 1. French Discourses of Empire 1  \nChapter 2. The European Legacy 33  \nChapter 3. Race and Resistance 59  \nChapter 4. The Subversion of Colonial Ideology: Jean-Paul Sartre 83  \nChapter 5. The Nation in the National Liberation Struggle 111  \nChapter 6. National Consciousness: History and Culture 127  \nChapter 7. The Battleground of Language and the Changing  \nDiscourse of Francophonie 147  \nChapter 8. The Loss of Empire: French Perspectives 175  \nChapter 9. The Postcolonial State: Problems of Development 195  \nChapter 10. The Other Within 215  \nChapter 11. Postcoloniality: the French Dimension? 239  \nBibliography 265  \nIndex 277  \nAcknowledgements  \nIam most grateful to the Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation for their support  \nduring the writing of this book, and to Faith Clark in particular. I would also like to express a special debt of gratitude to the late Professor Douglas Johnson. My thanks go also to the many colleagues, family members and friends who have contributed in their various ways to this publication and all members of the production team at Berghahn.  \nAll translations are mine, unless otherwise indicated.","cbCaitd89f1FsQ6v","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitd89f1FsQ6v","pdf",1426855,12,1,338,"English","en",105,"# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n# Chapter 1. French Discourses of Empire\n# Chapter 2. The European Legacy\n# Chapter 3. Race and Resistance\n# Chapter 4. The Subversion of Colonial Ideology: Jean-Paul Sartre\n# Chapter 5. The Nation in the National Liberation Struggle\n# Chapter 6. National Consciousness: History and Culture\n# Chapter 7. The Battleground of Language and the Changing Discourse of Francophonie\n# Chapter 8. The Loss of Empire: French Perspectives\n# Chapter 9. The Postcolonial State: Problems of Development\n# Chapter 10. 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