The Pariahs of Yesterday Breton Migrants in Paris |
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| Author:
| Moch, Leslie Page |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8223-5169-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $102.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.