Umfang:
xlii, 305 pages
,
illustrations, maps
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781496237583
,
9780803290730
Serie:
France overseas: studies in empire and decolonization
Inhalt:
"Melissa Byrnes explores the ways local communities in the French suburbs reacted to the growing presence of North African migrants in the decades after World War II and the decolonization of Algeria"--
Inhalt:
"Since the 2005 urban protests in France, public debate has often centered on questions of how the country has managed its relationship with its North African citizens and residents. In Making Space Melissa K. Byrnes considers how four French suburbs near Paris and Lyon reacted to rapidly growing populations of North Africans, especially Algerians before, during, and after the Algerian war. In particular, Byrnes investigates what motivated local actors such as municipal officials, regional authorities, employers, and others to become involved in debates over migrants' rights and welfare, and the wide variety of strategies community leaders developed in response to the migrants' presence. An examination of the ways local policies and attitudes formed and re-formed communities offers a deeper understanding of the decisions that led to the current tensions in French society and questions about France's ability-and will-to fulfill the promise of liberty, equality, and fraternity for all of its citizens. Byrnes uses local experiences to contradict a version of French migration history that reads the urban unrest of recent years as preordained. "--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781496238269
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781496238276
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Paris
;
Lyon
;
Vorort
;
Nordafrika
;
Einwanderer
;
Sozialpolitik
Bookmarklink
