Review
'Hargreaves and McKinney have assembled a team of articulate and knowledgeable commentators, and produced a volume that is highly readable and informative, as well as alive to the most useful of recent post-colonial theory.' -
French Studies'Timely and thought-provoking ... lucid and challenging ... this book is an essential and eye-opening read for all students of contemporary French studies.' Journal of Area Studies
Book Description
Ethnic minorities, principally from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the surviving remnants of France's overseas empire, are increasingly visible in contemporary France.
Post-Colonial Cultures in France edited by Alec Hargreaves and Mark McKinney is the first wide-ranging survey in English of the vibrant cultural practices now being forged by France's post-colonial minorities.
The contributions in
Post-Colonial Cultures in France cover both the ethnic diversity of minority groups and a variety of cultural forms ranging from literature and music to film and television. Using a diversity of critical and theoretical approaches from the disciplines of cultural studies, literary studies, migration studies, anthropology and history,
Post-Colonial Cultures in France explores the globalization of cultures and international migration.