The wretched of France : the 1983 March for Equality and against Racism

The wretched of France : the 1983 March for Equality and against Racism /

"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. As Abdellali Hajjat reveals, the historic Marc...

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Main Author: Hajjat, Abdellali (Author)
Other Authors: Brown, Andrew (Literary translator) (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2022
Series:Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
Subjects:
Marche pour l'égalité et contre le racisme > (1983 : > France)
Racism > France > History > 20th century.
Youth > Political activity > France > History > 20th century.
Demonstrations > France > History > 20th century.
Children of immigrants > France > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The Protest March as an Index of Social and Racial Tensions in France
  • The Laboratory of Les Minguettes: The Microhistory of a Working-Class District
  • Riots or Rebellions? "Urban Youths" on the Borders of the Political
  • The Fear of Rebellion
  • The Unlikely Construction of an Anti-racist National Consensus
  • The Ambiguities of the Parisian Apotheosis
  • Divided Memories
  • After the March: The Challenges of Postcolonial Politics
  • From 1983 to 2020: Reflections on an Enduring Problem of Racism and Revolt.

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