Foreigners in Their Own Country

Identity and Rejection in France

Paying close attention to how people speak about themselves and their acceptance and rejection by others, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in Franceand throughout Western Europewho fully participate in the life of their country but are often not seen as belonging there.

Based on in-depth interviews with people throughout France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of not being seen as French because of ones physical appearance. Paying close attention to how individuals speak about themselves and their feelings of acceptance or rejection, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in Franceand throughout Western Europewho fully participate in the life of their country but are often not seen as belonging there.