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Postcolonial France: Race, Islam, and the Future of the Republic
By Paul A. Silverstein
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'Paul Silverstein is one of the foremost living exponents of historical anthropology, and Postcolonial France is his masterpiece. This fascinating work reveals the deep roots of the colonial relations that persist in the republic. Yet vivid portraits of outspoken activists and artists strike a surprisingly hopeful note in this indispensable study'
- Brian Klug, Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Oxford, Author of Being Jewish and Doing Justice
'In this sweeping and erudite account, Paul Silverstein takes us a hundred years back to the colonial days before bringing us forward to the current era of La Haine, La Fouine, Zidane and Charlie Hebdo ... a terrific introduction to French youth culture and the republic's unfinished struggle for egalité'
-Hisham Aidi, author of Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture (Pantheon), Winner of the American Book Award in 2015
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About the book:
France is a bellwether for the postcolonial anxieties and populist politics emerging across the world today. This book explores the dynamics and dilemmas of the present moment of crisis and hope in France, through an exploration of recent moral panics.
Taking stock of the tensions as they have emerged over the last quarter of a century, Paul Silverstein looks at urban racial violence, female Islamic dress and male public prayer, anti-system gangster rap, and sporting performances in and around which debates over France's multicultural future have arisen. It traces these conflicts to the unresolved tensions of an imperial project, the present-day effects of which are still felt by many.
Despite the barriers, which include neo-nationalist racism and Islamophobia, French citizens of various backgrounds have found ways to build flourishing lives. Silverstein shows how they have responded to urban marginalisation, police violence and institutional discrimination in remarkably creative ways.
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Paul Silverstein is Professor of Anthropology at Reed College, Oregon, USA. He is author of Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race and Nation (Indiana UP, 2004). He writes on identity politics, postcoloniality, and diasporic popular culture in France and North Africa.
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PAPERBACK: MAY 2018 / 224 PAGES / ISBN 9780745337746 / £18.99
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