Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race, and Nation

by Paul A. Silverstein

Book Overview

Algerian migration to France began at the end of the 19th century, but in recent years France's Algerian community has been the focus of a shifting public debate encompassing issues of unemployment, multiculturalism, Islam, and terrorism. In this finely crafted historical and anthropological study, Paul A. Silverstein examines a wide range of social and cultural forms--from immigration policy, colonial governance, and urban planning to corporate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217121
• ISBN13: 9780253217127
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher