Immigration, 'Race' and Ethnicity in Contemporary France

by Alec Hargreaves

Overview

First published in 1995. Immigration is one of the most significant and pressing issues in contemporary France. It has stirred up controversies over concepts such as the ‘ghetto’ and the ‘underclass’; it has erupted in flashpoints such as the Islamic headscarf affair, the Gulf War and the reform of French nationality laws, and it has become central to political debate with the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen’s extreme right-wing Front National. This is the first comprehensive survey to be published in English covering developments in this field during the last twenty years. Spanning politics and economics, social structures and cultural practices, this authoritative study will be of keen interest to under graduates and researchers in French studies, migration studies and ethnic relations, and a wide range of social science disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134815746
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/28/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Alec G. Hargreaves is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Loughborough University. His previous books include Immigration in Post-War France (Routledge, 1987), Voices from the North African Immigrant Community in France (1991) and, jointly edited with Michael J. Heffernan, French and Algerian Identities from Colonial Times to the Present (1993).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 Socio-economic structures; Chapter 3 Ethnic identification and mobilization; Chapter 4 National identity, nationality and citizenship; Chapter 5 Politics and public policy; conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

The first English study of current immigration issues in contemporary France charting the attitudes of the majority population, that of immigrants and their descendants, and the pattern of social intercourse between majority and minority groups. The discussions lead to issues in socio-economic patterns, ethnic identification, politics, and public policy which have become central to France's political debates, particularly on the extreme right, and to new societal conceptions of "ghetto" and "underclass." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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