Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary France [Hardcover]

A. Hargreaves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415118166 | ISBN-13: 978-0415118163 | Edition: 1

Immigration is one of the most significant and persistant issues in contremporary France. It raises controversial concepts such as the "ghetto" and the "underclass;" it has erupted in flashpoints such as the Gulf War; and it has become central to the political debate with the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen's extreme right-wing party. Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary France is the first comprehensive survey to be published in English covering developments in this field during the last twenty years. Spanning politics and economics, social structures and cultural practices, this authoritative study will be of keen interest to those in French studies, migration studies and ethnic relations as well as to a wide range of social science disciplines.

Editorial Reviews

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[T]he author has written an informative and compelling book. The lucid text is complemented nicely by a useful chronology of events and helpful guides to resources and documentation centers concerning immigration.
–Labor History

About the Author

Alec G. Hargreaves is at Loughborough University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 22, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415118166
• ISBN-13: 978-0415118163
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,264,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most concise and approachable book on this subject., January 3, 1999

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This review is from: Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary France (Paperback)

The controversial yet very real issue of immigration in France is dealt with in an interesting and logical way. It addresses the most important issues in an impartial and thematic way and presents the facts very coherently. It is an invaluable source of information of the roots of the problem with race and ethnicity. Although it is really a study text, I found it so interesting that I read it all at once. It is also perhaps the only book on this subject in English!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If statistics are your thing, this is your book, October 2, 2003

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This review is from: Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary France (Paperback)

I had to read this book for preliminary work for my upcoming year in Paris. The title makes it seem like it would be somewhat interesting. Granted, I'm not that much interested by politics and things of that nature but I thought I'd be able to reasonably get through this book. However, there was only one small section on language and culture that actually peaked my interest. I thought that the bulk of the book was taking up by Hargreaves throwing statistics about ethnic groups in France and not so much analyzing these stastics or how to better the situation of these groups. However, if you like politics and statistics this is the book for you. Students writing on this subject might find it helpful as well to quote statistics from for their own analytical work.