North African Women in France: Gender, Culture, and Identity

0;This book is an important contribution to the study of North African immigration to France. In offering these women the opportunity to tell their own stories of migration and recount their struggles over 6;adaptation7; in France, Caitlin Killian does a great service to anyone interested in broad issues of immigration, incorporation, and the negotiation of gender categories in the larger Muslim world.1;2;Paul Silverstein, Reed College
0;Killian makes a worthy contribution to our understanding of first generation North African women who immigrated to France. She illuminates many aspects of the identity work they engage in, as they respond to racism and discrimination. The interviews are fascinating, revealing worlds that are often incommensurable with what many of us take for granted.1;2;Michele Lamont, Harvard University, author of The Dignity of Working Men: Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class and Immigration