The pariahs of yesterday Breton migrants in Paris
This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration st...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press
2012.
Durham : 2012. |
| Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426077806719 |
| Summary: | This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration studies to theories about state projects of assimilation and about cultures of inclusion and exclusion. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (270 p.) : illustrations, map Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822395034 9781280119736 9786613523754 |
