French or Foreign? The Algerian Migrants' Status at the End of Empire (1962-1968)

    Authors

    A. H. Lyons

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Mod. Eur. Hist.

    Keywords

    History

    Abstract

    While the idea of clandestine immigration generally conjures images of recent immigrants and popular xenophobic reactions to recession and soaring unemployment, the case of Algerians in the 1960s suggests otherwise. Rather than focusing on irregular migration since the trente glorieuses went bust, this essay analyses the complex place of Algerians in the metropole immediately following the Algerian War (1954-1962). It argues, through a study of shifting policies and practices, that the process of decolonisation effectively limited Algerians' legal, social and cultural membership in the nation. By examining several concrete ways France navigated the transition from the colonial to post-colonial era, this essay illustrates how a racialised category of citizens, known as francais musulmans d'Algerie (FMA) before 1962, became a category of foreigners unlike any other.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Modern European History

    Volume

    12

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    126

    Last Page

    145

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000332089900011

    ISSN

    1611-8944

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