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Muslim Girls and the Other France: Race, Identity Politics, and Social Exclusion
Trica Danielle Keaton
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Paperback. Explores the life worlds of Muslim girls and youth of African origin in French society Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; JFSR2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
"[Keaton] provides the most in-depth analysis of the predicament of French Arabs and Africans living in the suburbs of Paris. . . . [O]ne can read the book through the lens of such great African American writers and activists as Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Malcolm X. . . . [It] contains an implicit warning to you, France, not to repeat the American racism in your country." —from the foreword by Manthia Diawara
Muslim girls growing up in the outer-cities of Paris are portrayed many ways in popular discourse—as oppressed, submissive, foreign, "kids from the projects," even as veil-wearing menaces to ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218346
SKU
V9780253218346
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About Trica Danielle Keaton
Trica Danielle Keaton is Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies and the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Reviews for Muslim Girls and the Other France: Race, Identity Politics, and Social Exclusion
. . . the book's detailed exploration of the lived experiences of immigrant-origin girls and of the identities they form as they navigate the competing demands of home, school, and wider society makes an important ethnographic contribution to the study of postcolonial France.Vol. 40 2008
Mayanthi L. Fernando
Washington University, St. Louis
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Mayanthi L. Fernando
Washington University, St. Louis
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