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9780708320761: At the Border: Margins and Peripheries in Modern France
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ISBN 10 : 0708320767 ISBN 13 : 9780708320761
Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2007

Synopsis

The theme of borders has a particular resonance in French Studies. For decades, France has been considered as one of the world's first fully-formed nation-states, providing a model of state-centred modernity. Events in recent years, however, have suggested some of the inadequacies of the French model. Aspects such as the long-term presence in France of a population originating in North Africa, the growth of Islam as France's second biggest religion, the development of anti-centralist regionalist movements, debates about sexual and social identities, and the gradual decay of the prestige and the simple effectiveness of the French state have all resulted in a questioning of the nature of French identity. These debates are expressed, in turn, by a growing concern about what constitutes "mainstream France", and by which borders this entity is to be framed. Through a discussion of border identities, this book presents a balance-sheet of key developments in modern French society and culture in the context of globalization. It seeks to re-define and re-consider the notion of the border in respect of the identification of a variety of visible and invisible 'border' situations: geographical, social, cultural and sexual, which separate, classify and, sometimes, unify diverse populations.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr S. Gemie is Reader in History at the University of Glamorgan. He is an authority on modern France and Spain and author of the UWP titles Breton Identity 1750-1950 and Galicia (Histories of Europe Series). Dr H. Altink is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of York.

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Éditeur
University of Wales Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0708320767
ISBN 13 
9780708320761
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
Éditeur
Altink Henrice, Gemie Sharif
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