Making Space - Neighbors, Officials, North African Migrants in Suburbs of Paris

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.

Sommario

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations and French Terms
Acknowledgements
Introduction: A View from the Field
Chapter 1. The Mission to Modernize
Chapter 2. Politics
Chapter 3. In Defense of Empire
Chapter 4. Anti-Imperialism
Chapter 5. Profit
Chapter 6. Solidarity
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Melissa K. Byrnes is a professor of modern European and world history at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.
 

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Melissa K Byrnes, Melissa K. Byrnes
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781496237583
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-3758-3
• Pagine: 354
• Serie: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie