Algeria in France

By Paul A. Silverstein

Book Description

This scholarly exploration delves into the complex spiritual and cultural journey of Algerian communities who have made France their home across more than a century. Paul A. Silverstein weaves together historical analysis and anthropological insight to examine how displacement, identity, and belonging shape the human experience of migration.

The book traces how Algerian immigrants and their descendants navigate between worlds, exploring the profound questions of cultural identity that emerge when communities find themselves caught between their ancestral heritage and their adopted homeland. Silverstein investigates how public discourse around unemployment, multiculturalism, and religious practice has influenced the lived experiences of these communities, particularly focusing on second-generation Algerians who must forge their own paths of self-understanding.

Through examining diverse cultural expressions including literature, music, sports, and urban life, the author reveals how individuals and communities create meaning and maintain spiritual connections to their roots while adapting to new circumstances. The work explores how younger generations develop their own forms of cultural and spiritual identity, sometimes embracing ideologies that reflect their search for authentic belonging.

This interdisciplinary study offers readers interested in personal transformation and cultural understanding valuable insights into how communities preserve their essence while evolving through the challenges of displacement. It illuminates the universal human quest for identity, purpose, and spiritual grounding in an increasingly interconnected world.

Who Is This For?

📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~8 hours)

📄 Length: 284 pages

What You'll Discover

✓ Explore Algeria, history
✓ Explore Emigration and immigration
✓ Explore Algerians--france--economic conditions
✓ Explore Immigrants--cultural assimilation
✓ Explore Cultural assimilation
✓ Explore Islam
✓ Explore Algerians
✓ Explore Islam--france

Topics Covered

Algeria, history Emigration and immigration Algerians--france--economic conditions Immigrants--cultural assimilation Cultural assimilation Islam Algerians Islam--france Algerians--france--cultural assimilation Economic conditions Social conditions Algerians--france--social conditions Algerians--attitudes France, emigration and immigration France, history Algerians--france--attitudes Immigrants--cultural assimilation--france Algerians--france--history Algerians--economic conditions Emigration and immigration--history Algerians--cultural assimilation Ethnic identity Immigrants Assimilation (sociology) Algerians--cultural assimilation--france Dc34.5.a4 s58 2004 Algerians--history Algerians--france--ethnic identity Attitudes Algerians--ethnic identity Algerians--social conditions 944/.00492765 History