Foreigners in Their Own Country Identity and Rejection in France

Based on in-depth interviews with people throughout France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of not being seen as “French” because of one’s physical appearance. Paying close attention to how individuals speak about themselves...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Lawrence M., author (author)
Corporate Author: Knowledge Unlatched funder (funder)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books [2023]
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009766238806719
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Summary:Based on in-depth interviews with people throughout France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of not being seen as “French” because of one’s physical appearance. Paying close attention to how individuals speak about themselves and their feelings of acceptance or rejection, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in France—and throughout Western Europe—who fully participate in the life of their country but are often not seen as belonging there.
Physical Description:1 online resource (268 p.)
ISBN:9781805390800