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Raissiguier, Catherine, 1957-

Reinventing the Republic : gender, migration, and citizenship in France / Catherine Raissiguier. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (xvii, 195 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index.

Introduction : taking on the Republic -- Sans-papiers : people and movements -- Framing the sans papières -- The legal construction of immigrant women in France -- Family matters : immigration, demography, and national politics -- Of Polish plumbers and Senegalese cleaning ladies -- Nanas, pédés, immigrés : solidarité?

This book chronicles the struggles of undocumented migrant women in France as they fight to become rights-bearing citizens, revealing how concepts of citizenship and nationality intersect with gender, sexuality, and immigration.


English.

ISBN: 9780804774611 (electronic bk.) 0804774617 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Standard No.: 3141529 10.1515/9780804774611 doi

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women immigrants--Political activity--France.
Women immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc.--France.
Social sciences.
Social Sciences
Immigrantes--Activité politique--France.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Women's Studies.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.
Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
Social sciences.
Women immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc.
Migratie (demografie)
Vrouwen.
Politieke aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.
France--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
France--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
France.
Frankrijk.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JV7984 / .R35 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.48/96912