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: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822395034 0822395037 9781280119736 128011973X 9781478091561 1478091568 |