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North African Women in France
Caitlin Killian
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Description for North African Women in France
Hardback. A sociological study of the cultural choices and identity negotiation of North African women immigrants in France. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
In recent decades more Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian women have immigrated to France than men, yet despite their increasing numbers first generation immigrant women are rarely the focus of research.
In this sociological study, Caitlin Killian examines how Muslim women construct and manage their identities in the midst of a foreign culture—what they hold on to from their countries of origin and what they decide to embrace in France, why some immigrant women cope better with challenges in their new country than others, and how they raise children who will one day be French. She demonstrates that these women ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804754200
SKU
V9780804754200
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99-15
About Caitlin Killian
Caitlin Killian is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Drew University.
Reviews for North African Women in France
"In addition to the powerful first-hand accounts of te North African women immigrants, the book provides carefully researched informaiton and clear insight, both in the text and the extensive notes, into the immigrant presence and, more generally, into contemporary French culture... North African Women in France offers something of value to a wide range of readers."
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