The pariahs of yesterday : : Breton migrants in Paris / / Leslie Page Moch.
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...
Saved in:
: | |
---|---|
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
|
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (270 p.) :; illustrations, map |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Introducing the pariahs of yesterday
- Contexts
- A Breton crowd in Paris : the beginnings
- The turn of the century : a belle époque?
- Between the wars
- A long resolution in postwar Paris
- Conclusion
- Appendix: marriage records.