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The Wretched of France
The 1983 March for Equality and Against RacismPublic Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
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33,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 01.03.2022 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780253059857 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 278 |
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<p>In 1983—as France struggled with race-based crimes, police brutality, and public unrest—youths from Vénissieux (working-class suburbs of Lyon) led the March for Equality and Against Racism, the first national demonstration of its type in France. </p>
<p>As Abdellali Hajjat reveals, the historic March for Equality and Against Racism symbolized for many the experience of the children of postcolonial immigrants. Inspired by the May '68 protests, these young immigrants stood against racist crimes, for equality before the law and the police, and for basic rights such as the right to work and housing. Hajjat also considers the divisions that arose from the march and offers fresh insight into the paradoxes and intricacies of movements pushing toward sweeping social change. </p>
<p>Translated into English for the first time, <i>The Wretched of France</i> contemplates the protest's lasting significance in France as well as its impact within the context of larger and comparable movements for civil rights, particularly in the US.</p>
<p>As Abdellali Hajjat reveals, the historic March for Equality and Against Racism symbolized for many the experience of the children of postcolonial immigrants. Inspired by the May '68 protests, these young immigrants stood against racist crimes, for equality before the law and the police, and for basic rights such as the right to work and housing. Hajjat also considers the divisions that arose from the march and offers fresh insight into the paradoxes and intricacies of movements pushing toward sweeping social change. </p>
<p>Translated into English for the first time, <i>The Wretched of France</i> contemplates the protest's lasting significance in France as well as its impact within the context of larger and comparable movements for civil rights, particularly in the US.</p>
<p>Updated with a New Afterword Audience: Scholars of revolution, social justice and social upheaval in the second half of the 20th century, anthropologists, scholars of race and postcolonial studies, scholars of Europe and particularly of issues facing postcolonial France.</p>
<p>Acknowledgments<br>List of Abbreviations<br>Introduction: The Protest March as an Index of Social and Racial Tensions in France<br>1. The Laboratory of Les Minguettes: The Micro-History of a Working-Class District<br>2. Riots or Rebellions? 'Urban Youths' on the Borders of the Political<br>3. The Fear of Rebellion<br>4. The Unlikely Construction of an Anti-Racist National Consensus<br>5. The Ambiguities of the Parisian Apotheosis<br>6. Divided Memories<br>Conclusion: After the March: The Challenges of Postcolonial Politics<br>Afterword: From 1983 to 2020: Reflections on an Enduring Problem of Racism and Revolt<br>Appendices<br>Bibliography<br>Index</p>
<p>Abdellali Hajjat is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and member of the Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration and Equality. He published <i>Les frontières de l'"identité nationale"</i> and (with Marwan Mohammed) <i>French Islamophobia: How the Elites Forged the "Muslim Problem"</i>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/44135">Jadaliyya interview with author.</a></p>
<p>In <i>The Wretched of France</i>, Abdellali Hajjat explores the complex interface between historical patterns of racial and social exclusion and marginalization in France and traces the challenging path to political visibility through activism, mobilization, and protest. The book is of utmost relevance to contemporary global conversations about anti-racism, diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism and provides invaluable insights into how ethnic mobilization continues to shape calls for individual freedom, equality, and social justice today. </p>
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