Violence in France and Australia: Disorder in the postcolonial welfare state - Couverture souple

Browne, Craig

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1920899472 ISBN 13 : 9781920899479

Editeur : Sydney University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Despite their very different histories, Australia and France share the typical postcolonial experience of unresolved conflicts. The persistent residues of colonial violence manifest in contemporary outbreaks of violence in Indigenous Australian communities and in communities in France with a large number of immigrants and their descendants from former colonies. In both countries structural limitations and policy failures of the welfare state have become sources of discontent and suffering, leading to interactions between marginalised groups and the state that are punctuated by instances of violent contestation. 'Violence in France and Australia: disorder in the postcolonial welfare state' examines the racial and ethnic dimensions of forms of marginality and the relationships between the welfare state and the postcolonial background to contemporary violence. The essays draw upon field research and innovations in the social theory extending the collection's comparative format and providing novel insights into the configurations of the postcolonial and the welfare state.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Craig Browne is a senior lecturer in sociology and social policy at the University of Sydney.

Justine McGill is a provisional psychologist at the University of Melbourne Psychology Clinc.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sydney University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1920899472
• ISBN 13: 9781920899479
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Browne Craig, McGill Justine
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