Foreigners in Their Own Country: Identity and Rejection in France

Lawrence M. Martin

Open Access Published by Berghahn Books 2023

Foreigners in Their Own Country

Identity and Rejection in France

Lawrence M. Martin
Funded by: Berghahn Open Migration and Development Studies initiative

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781805390800

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Lawrence M. Martin studied anthropology at Yale University and the University of Chicago. He practiced law before returning to anthropology in 2009. He has conducted fieldwork in Mali, Morocco, and France, and taught a course in ethnography at Yale.

Reviews

“Harnessing an innovative ethnographic approach, Lawrence Martin masterfully taps into the racial dynamics of contemporary French society. This study will be valuable for scholars, policymakers, and students throughout Western Europe who are dealing with the crisis relating to so-called minorities in their countries.” • Paris Aslanidis, Yale University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
PART I
Chapter 1 Maghrebis: Making Their Way in French Society Open Access Download PDF	27
Chapter 2 Black in a White World Open Access Download PDF	69
Chapter 3 Neither Maghrebi nor Black Open Access Download PDF	114
PART II
Chapter 4 Feeling Inferior, Fearing Rejection Open Access Download PDF	147
Chapter 5 Romantic Attraction and Marriage Open Access Download PDF	174
Chapter 6 To Be Muslim, or Assumed to Be Muslim Open Access Download PDF	198
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	222
Appendix Open Access Download PDF	236
References Open Access Download PDF	248
Index Open Access Download PDF	255

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 268

eBook

Published: October 13, 2023
ISBN: 9781805390800