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Integrating Islam political and religious challenges in contemporary France
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Integrating Islam [electronic resource] : political and religious challenges in contemporary France / Jonathan Laurence, Justin Vaisse.
ISBN
0815751524
9780815751526
0815751508 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815751516 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815751502 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815751519 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 342 p. :) : ill. ;
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Summary
"Portrays the more complex reality of Muslim integration into French politics and society. Special attention devoted to the policies developed by successive French governments to encourage integration and discourage extremism"--Provided by publisher.
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive Complete Supplement III.
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive Political Science and Policy Studies Supplement III.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 11, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Being Muslim in France. 1. The steady integration of France's most recent and largest minority ; 2. Patterns of exclusion and inclusion in French society ; 3. From religion to identity : 1,001 ways of being Muslim ; 4. Islamic organizations and leaders in France
Part II. From Muslims into French citizens : Muslims and public policy. 5. Liberte, egalite
laïcite : creation of the French Council of the Muslim Religion ; 6. Intolerance or integration? The ban on religious symbols in public schools ; 7. An assessment of French policy responses
Part III. The Politics of Islam in France and Europe. 8. The pursuit of the Muslim vote and its impact on foreign policy ; 9. Anti-Semitism among Muslims and the rise of communautarisme ; 10. The threat of terrorism and the French response ; 11. Conclusion.
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