The Pariahs of Yesterday

The Pariahs of Yesterday
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780822351832
ISBN-13 : 0822351838
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Book Synopsis The Pariahs of Yesterday by : Leslie Page Moch

Download or read book The Pariahs of Yesterday written by Leslie Page Moch and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration studies to theories about state projects of assimilation and about cultures of inclusion and exclusion.


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