Beyond the Tricolour
Internationalism and the French Left from Dreyfus to Algeria
Published on 19. June 2025
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-90-04-73478-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the theme of internationalism, in the form of opposition to nationalism, racism and war, in the context of French history, and in particular of the French socialist and working-class movement. Beginning with the defence of Dreyfus against anti-Semitism, it covers antimilitarism before 1914, opposition to the First World War, the advent of Communism, then the rise of Stalinism, fraternisation with German soldiers during the Nazi occupation, and support for national independence in Indochina and Algeria. It looks at individuals and political organisations, many of them neglected by mainstream history, who argued against nationalism and took practical action in defence of internationalist principles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-73478-4 (9789004734784)
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Person
Ian Birchall, formerly of Middlesex University, is an independent writer, who has written extensively on the history of socialism, including books on Babeuf, Sartre and Tony Cliff, and has translated Victor Serge and Alfred and Marguerite Rosmer.
Content
Preface: The Struggle for Internationalism
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Some Key Dates
1 The Myth of France
2 Precursors
3 Laicite and Its Critics
4 Dreyfus: The First Test Failed
5 In The Shadow of War
?1?Antimilitarism
?2?Le Sou du Soldat
?3?La Vie ouvriere
?4?Impending War
6 From Slaughter to Mutiny
?1?Romain Rolland
?2?Zimmerwald
?3?Trench Warfare
?4?The Home Front
?5?Mutiny
?6?Revolution in Russia
?7?Naval Mutinies
7 A Time For Hope
?1?Founding of the PCF
?2?The Baku Congress
?3?Rosmer and the RILU
?4?Anti-Colonialism
?5?Le Paria
?6?Occupation of the Ruhr
?7?Hadj-Ali Abdelkader
?8?The Rif War
?9?Lamine Senghor
?10?Clarte
8 Midnight in the Century
?1?Popular Front
?2?The Colonial Exhibition
?3?Indochina
?4?The Rise of Fascism
?5?The Spanish War
?6?Victor Serge
?7?In Defence of Immigrants
?8?Impending War
9 World War II
?1?Nazi Occupation
?2?Resistance
?3?The Communist Party
?4?International Resistance
?5?Trotskyism
?6?Martin Monath
?7?Nazi Camps
?8?Liberation
10 War in Indochina
?1?Setif
?2?Vietnamese Independence
?3?Claude Lefort
?4?SFIO Youth
?5?Cold War
?6?Anti-War Action
?7?Henri Martin
?8?Andre Marty
?9?French Troops
?10?Boudarel
?11?Dien Bien Phu
11 Carrying Suitcases for Algeria
?1?The FLN
?2?Guy Mollet
?3?Special Powers
?4?Anarchists
?5?Trotskyists
?6?Lyotard
?7?PCI
?8?La Voie communiste
?9?Francis Jeanson
?10?Suitcase-Carriers
?11?Renault
?12?Conscript Revolt
?13?Settlers
?14?Fernand Iveton
?15?Henri Alleg
?16?De Gaulle's Return
?17?The Manifesto of 121
?18?The October Massacre
?19?Independent Algeria
Conclusion: The Struggle Goes On
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Some Key Dates
1 The Myth of France
2 Precursors
3 Laicite and Its Critics
4 Dreyfus: The First Test Failed
5 In The Shadow of War
?1?Antimilitarism
?2?Le Sou du Soldat
?3?La Vie ouvriere
?4?Impending War
6 From Slaughter to Mutiny
?1?Romain Rolland
?2?Zimmerwald
?3?Trench Warfare
?4?The Home Front
?5?Mutiny
?6?Revolution in Russia
?7?Naval Mutinies
7 A Time For Hope
?1?Founding of the PCF
?2?The Baku Congress
?3?Rosmer and the RILU
?4?Anti-Colonialism
?5?Le Paria
?6?Occupation of the Ruhr
?7?Hadj-Ali Abdelkader
?8?The Rif War
?9?Lamine Senghor
?10?Clarte
8 Midnight in the Century
?1?Popular Front
?2?The Colonial Exhibition
?3?Indochina
?4?The Rise of Fascism
?5?The Spanish War
?6?Victor Serge
?7?In Defence of Immigrants
?8?Impending War
9 World War II
?1?Nazi Occupation
?2?Resistance
?3?The Communist Party
?4?International Resistance
?5?Trotskyism
?6?Martin Monath
?7?Nazi Camps
?8?Liberation
10 War in Indochina
?1?Setif
?2?Vietnamese Independence
?3?Claude Lefort
?4?SFIO Youth
?5?Cold War
?6?Anti-War Action
?7?Henri Martin
?8?Andre Marty
?9?French Troops
?10?Boudarel
?11?Dien Bien Phu
11 Carrying Suitcases for Algeria
?1?The FLN
?2?Guy Mollet
?3?Special Powers
?4?Anarchists
?5?Trotskyists
?6?Lyotard
?7?PCI
?8?La Voie communiste
?9?Francis Jeanson
?10?Suitcase-Carriers
?11?Renault
?12?Conscript Revolt
?13?Settlers
?14?Fernand Iveton
?15?Henri Alleg
?16?De Gaulle's Return
?17?The Manifesto of 121
?18?The October Massacre
?19?Independent Algeria
Conclusion: The Struggle Goes On
Bibliography
Index