Angéline Escafré-Dublet is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Lyon, France. Her research interests include issues of immigration and the way they relate to politics and culture in 20th-century France. She is the author of Immigration et politiques culturelles [Immigration and Cultural Policies] (2014).

This is an important and timely book that reminds us of the long history of migration in France and the different political narratives that have surrounded it. At a time when extremist political forces at both sides of the Atlantic call for an 'end' to migration, this book reminds us how much the story and history of France (and Europe) is intertwined with human mobility. This is a highly recommended reading for researchers, students and interested citizens.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction – The politics of immigration history Chapter 1 – Europeans on the move, 1648-1870 Chapter 2 – Founding the Republic, building an Empire, 1870-1940Chapter 3 – After the war, 1945-1954 Chapter 4 – From Empire to country of immigration, 1954-1968 Chapter 5 – Politics of protest, 1968-1981 Chapter 6 – The Right to Difference, 1981-1988 Chapter 7 – The Global Age, 1989-2004 Chapter 8 – From Riots to Attacks, 2005-2015 Conclusion – Immigration, a French identity Bibliographical References

Angéline Escafré-Dublet is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Lyon, France. Her research interests include issues of immigration and the way they relate to politics and culture in 20th-century France. She is the author of Immigration et politiques culturelles [Immigration and Cultural Policies] (2014).

This is an important and timely book that reminds us of the long history of migration in France and the different political narratives that have surrounded it. At a time when extremist political forces at both sides of the Atlantic call for an 'end' to migration, this book reminds us how much the story and history of France (and Europe) is intertwined with human mobility. This is a highly recommended reading for researchers, students and interested citizens.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction – The politics of immigration history Chapter 1 – Europeans on the move, 1648-1870 Chapter 2 – Founding the Republic, building an Empire, 1870-1940Chapter 3 – After the war, 1945-1954 Chapter 4 – From Empire to country of immigration, 1954-1968 Chapter 5 – Politics of protest, 1968-1981 Chapter 6 – The Right to Difference, 1981-1988 Chapter 7 – The Global Age, 1989-2004 Chapter 8 – From Riots to Attacks, 2005-2015 Conclusion – Immigration, a French identity Bibliographical References

Angéline Escafré-Dublet is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Lyon, France. Her research interests include issues of immigration and the way they relate to politics and culture in 20th-century France. She is the author of Immigration et politiques culturelles [Immigration and Cultural Policies] (2014).

This is an important and timely book that reminds us of the long history of migration in France and the different political narratives that have surrounded it. At a time when extremist political forces at both sides of the Atlantic call for an 'end' to migration, this book reminds us how much the story and history of France (and Europe) is intertwined with human mobility. This is a highly recommended reading for researchers, students and interested citizens.

• List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction – The politics of immigration history Chapter 1 – Europeans on the move, 1648-1870 Chapter 2 – Founding the Republic, building an Empire, 1870-1940Chapter 3 – After the war, 1945-1954 Chapter 4 – From Empire to country of immigration, 1954-1968 Chapter 5 – Politics of protest, 1968-1981 Chapter 6 – The Right to Difference, 1981-1988 Chapter 7 – The Global Age, 1989-2004 Chapter 8 – From Riots to Attacks, 2005-2015 Conclusion – Immigration, a French identity Bibliographical References