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The Pariahs of Yesterday : Breton Migrants in Paris /

This work looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the 19th century to live and work in Paris. Portrayed as backward, ignorant peasants they found no welcome until after WWII. Moch positions her work within immigration theory, connecting migration st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moch, Leslie Page
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing the pariahs of yesterday
  • Contexts
  • A Breton crowd in Paris : the beginnings
  • The turn of the century : a belle epoque?
  • Between the wars
  • A long resolution in postwar Paris
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: marriage records.