Algeria in France: Transpolitics, Race, and Nation (New Anthropologies of Europe)

Algerian migration to France began at the end of the 19th century, but in recent years France's Algerian community has been the focus of a shifting public debate encompassing issues of unemployment, multiculturalism, Islam, and terrorism. In this finely crafted historical and anthropological study, Paul A. Silverstein examines a wide range of social and cultural forms -- from immigration policy, colonial governance, and urban planning to corporate advertising, sports, literary narratives, and songs -- for what they reveal about postcolonial Algerian subjectivities. Investigating the connection between anti-immigrant racism and the rise of Islamist and Berberist ideologies among the "second generation" ("Beurs"), he argues that the appropriation of these cultural-political projects by Algerians in France represents a critique of notions of European or Mediterranean unity and elucidates the mechanisms by which the Algerian civil war has been transferred onto French soil. Algerian Migration To France Began At The End Of The 19th Century, But In Recent Years France's Algerian Community Has Been The Focus Of A Shifting Public Debate Encompassing Issues Of Unemployment, Multiculturalism, Islam, And Terrorism. In This Historical And Anthropological Study, Paul A. Silverstein Examines A Wide Range Of Social And Cultural Forms - From Immigration Policy, Colonial Governance, And Urban Planning To Corporate Advertising, Sports, Literary Narratives, And Songs - For What They Reveal About Postcolonial Algerian Subjectivities. Investigating The Connection Between Anti-immigrant Racism And The Rise Of Islamist And Berberist Ideologies Among The Second Generation (beurs), He Argues That The Appropriation Of These Cultural-political Projects By Algerians In France Represents A Critique Of Notions Of European Or Mediterranean Unity And Elucidates The Mechanisms By Which The Algerian Civil War Has Been Transferred Onto French Soil.--jacket. Immigration Politics In The New Europe -- Colonization And The Production Of Ethnicity -- Spatializing Practices: Migration, Domesticity, Urban Planning -- Islam, Bodily Practice, And Social Reproduction -- The Generation Of Generations: Beur Identity And Political Agency -- Beur Writing And Historical Consciousness -- Transnational Social Formations In The New Europe. Paul A. Silverstein. Based On The Author's Thesis (ph. D.--university Of Chicago, 1998) Presented Under The Title: Trans-politics: Islam, Berberity And The French Nation-state. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [255]-275) And Index. "Algerian migration to France began at the end of the 19th century, but in recent years France's Algerian community has been the focus of a shifting public debate encompassing issues of unemployment, multiculturalism, Islam, and terrorism. In this historical and anthropological study, Paul A. Silverstein examines a wide range of social and cultural forms - from immigration policy, colonial governance, and urban planning to corporate advertising, sports, literary narratives, and songs - for what they reveal about postcolonial Algerian subjectivities. Investigating the connection between anti-immigrant racism and the rise of Islamist and Berberist ideologies among the "second generation" ("Beurs"), he argues that the appropriation of these cultural-political projects by Algerians in France represents a critique of notions of European or Mediterranean unity and elucidates the mechanisms by which the Algerian civil war has been transferred onto French soil."--BOOK JACKET.