The Discovery of the Third World: Decolonization and the Rise of the New Left in France, C.1950-1976 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107426450)

An innovative account of how the concept of the 'Third World' emerged in France from the mid-1950s through to the mid-1970s alongside a new leftist movement. The book reveals how, in an age of Cold War, decolonization and development thinking, French activists rose to prominence within the political Left, established transnational contacts, and developed a new global consciousness. Using the 'Third World' concept to reinvigorate anticolonial solidarity, they supported the Algerian FLN, the Cuban Revolution, and the liberation movements in Vietnam and Portuguese Africa. Insisting on the postcolonial character of France after the end of empire, they promoted new forms of cooperation with developing countries and immigrant workers. Examining the work of French leftists in publications such as Partisans, parties such as the PSU, and associations like the CEDETIM, Kalter sheds new light on a crucial moment in France's history, the global contexts that prompted it, and its worldwide ramifications.

Author: Christoph Kalter
ISBN-10: 1107426456
ISBN-13: 9781107426450
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2019
Pages: 516
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.04d