Description
Book Synopsis 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.
Trade Review “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
Table of Contents Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I
Chapter 1. Maghrebis: Making Their Way in French Society
Chapter 2. Black in a White World
Chapter 3. Neither Maghrebi nor Black
Part II
Chapter 4. Feeling Inferior, Fearing Rejection
Chapter 5. Romantic Attraction and Marriage
Chapter 6. To be Muslim, or Assumed to be Muslim
Conclusion
References
Appendix
