Beschreibung:
Abdelmalek Sayad, 1933-1988, Algerian Sociologist and Director of Research at CNRS (National Centre for Sociological Research)
This work of outstanding originality is a powerful account of the nature of immigration and the condition of the immigrant in our societies today. It represents the synthesis of twenty years' of research on immigration and emigration, two processes that are, by their nature, as inseparables as the two sides of a coin, yet so different in appearance that we are led to believe that one can be understood without reference to the other. By highlighting the intrinsic relationship between these two phenomena, Abdelmalek Sayad - an Algerian sociologist and close associate of Pierre Bourdieu - succeeds in providing a comprehensive and illuminating account of the nature of immigration and the lives of immigrants in the West.
Acknowledgements. A Note on Terminology. Preface. Sources. Introduction. 1 The Original Sin And The Collective Lie. 2 The Three Ages Of Emigration. 3 An Exemplary Immigration. 4 Nationalism And Emigration. 5 The Backlash On The Society Of Origin. 6 A Relationship Of Domination. 7 The Wrongs Of The Absentee. 8 The Immigrant: 'Os For Life'. 9 Illness, Suffering And The Body. 10 The Weight Of Words. 11 'Naturalisation'. Appendix: Three Interviews About Identity. 12 Immigration And 'State Thought'. 13 Recapitulation. Notes. References. Bibliography: The Writings Of Abdelmalek Sayad