French Muslims in Perspective | Nationalism, Post-Colonialism and Marginalisation under the Republic

Joseph Downing

ISBN 10: 3030161056 / ISBN 13: 9783030161057

Published by Birkhäuser, 2020

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French Muslims in Perspective | Nationalism, Post-Colonialism and Marginalisation under the Republic | Joseph Downing | Taschenbuch | xiv | Englisch | 2020 | Birkhäuser | EAN 9783030161057 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: French Muslims in Perspective | Nationalism, Post-Colonialism and Marginalisation under the Republic
• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030161056
• ISBN 13: 9783030161057
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 17D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 391 grams
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Synopsis

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 people’s 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. 

About the Author

Dr Joseph Downing is LSE Fellow nationalism in the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, where he teaches courses on global policy and security. He was previously Marie-Curie fellow at the Laboratoire méditerranéen de sociologie, CNRS, Université Aix-Marseille Marseille and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London where he conducted a project on the discourses created about British and French Muslims on Twitter. He has published widely on politics, security and integration in France, concentrating on minority communities.