French Muslims in perspective : nationalism, post-colonialism and marginalisation under the Republic / Joseph Downing.
2019
BP65.F8 D69 2019
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Title
French Muslims in perspective : nationalism, post-colonialism and marginalisation under the Republic / Joseph Downing.
Author
Downing, Joseph, author.
ISBN
9783030161033 (electronic book)
303016103X (electronic book)
3030161021
9783030161026
303016103X (electronic book)
3030161021
9783030161026
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (295 pages).
Call Number
BP65.F8 D69 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
297.09440905
Summary
With the largest Muslim population in Western Europe, France has faced a number of critiques in its attempts to assimilate Muslims into an ostensibly secular (but predominantly Catholic) state and society. This book challenges traditional analyses that emphasise the conflict between Muslims and the French state and broader French society, by exploring the intersection of Muslim faith with other identities, as well as the central roles of Muslims in French civil society, politics and the media. The tensions created by attacks on French soil by Islamic State have contributed to growing acceptance of the Islamophobic discourse of Marine Le Pen and her far-right Front National party, and debates about issues such as headscarves and burkinis have garnered worldwide attention. Downing addresses these issues from a new angle, eschewing the traditional us-and-them narrative and offering a more nuanced account based on peoples actual lived experiences. French Muslims in Perspective will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, politics, international relations, cultural studies, European Studies and French studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners involved in immigration, education, and media.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 28, 2019).
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