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The Pariahs of Yesterday: Breton Migrants in Paris

The Pariahs of Yesterday: Breton Migrants in Paris

Moch, Leslie Page

Hardcover

French HistoryGeneral World HistoryImmigration & Refugees

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ISBN10: 0822351692
ISBN13: 9780822351696
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Mar 30 2012
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Beginning in the 1870s, a great many Bretons--men and women from Brittany, a region in western France--began arriving in Paris. Every age has its pariahs, and in 1900, the pariahs of Paris were the Bretons, the last distinct group of provincials to come en masse to the capital city. The pariah designation took hold in Paris, in Brittany, and among historians. Yet the derision of recent migrants can be temporary. Tracing the changing status of Bretons in Paris since 1870, Leslie Page Moch demonstrates that state policy, economic trends, and the attitudes of established Parisians and Breton newcomers evolved as the fortunes of Bretons in the capital improved. The pariah stereotype became outdated. Drawing on demographic records and the writings of physicians, journalists, novelists, lawyers, and social scientists, Moch connects internal migration with national integration. She interprets marriage records, official reports on employment, legal and medical theses, memoirs, and writings from secular and religious organizations in the Breton community. As the pariahs of yesterday, Bretons are an example of successful integration into Parisian life. At the same time, their experiences show integration to be a complicated and lengthy process.

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