This book recovers the lost history of colonial Algeria's communist
movement. Meticulously researched - and the only English-language
book on the Parti Communiste Algerien - it explores communism's
complex relationship with Algerian nationalism. During
international crises, such as the Popular Front and Second World
War years, the PCA remained close to its French counterpart, but as
the national liberation struggle intensified, the PCA's concern
with political and social justice attracted growing numbers of
Muslims. When the Front de Liberation Nationale launched armed
struggle in November 1954, the PCA maintained its organisational
autonomy - despite FLN pressure. They participated fully in the
national liberation war, facing the French state's wrath.
Independence saw two conflicting socialist visions, with the PCA's
incorporated political pluralism and class struggle on the one
hand, and the FLN demand for a one-party socialist state on the
other. The PCA's pluralist vision was shattered when it was banned
by the one-party state in November 1962. This book is of particular
interest to students and scholars of Algerian history, French
colonial history and communist history. -- .
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