Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France : A Comparative Framework.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Introduction and Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Politics of Belonging -- Chapter 2: What We Talk About When We Talk About Belonging: A New Framework for Analyzing Political Controversies -- Part II. Failed Hopes For A "New Citizenship": The Political and Intellectual Logic of Changes in Nationality Law -- Chapter 3: The Campaign for a Post-National Model of Civic Membership -- Chapter 4: Nationality Law Reform: Launching a New Debate -- Chapter 5: Reconfiguring the Politics of Membership: The Work of the Nationality Commission -- Chapter 6: Nationality Law Reform in Comparative Perspective -- Part III. Public Education and Islamic Headscarves -- Chapter 7: Contested Conceptions of Citizenship and Integration in France's Headscarves Affair (1989-1990) -- Chapter 8: Paradoxes of Civic Exclusion: Explaining Restrictions on Headscarves -- Part IV. Problems of Political Membership in Britain and Beyond -- Chapter 9: Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses: From Publication to Public Controversy -- Chapter 10: Rereading the Rushdie Affair: The Contested Terms of Being British -- Chapter 11: Membership Quandaries Beyond the Nation-State: European and Global Citizenship -- Chapter 12: Conclusion -- Appendix: English Language Voluntary Exit Verbs and Usual Corresponding Objects -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

In this study of French discourse regarding the treatment of Muslim immigrants and their descendants, Elaine R. Thomas forges new theoretical tools for analyzing today's contentious politics of belonging in France and beyond.

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