The Civilizing Mission in the Metropole: Algerian Families and the French Welfare State During Decolonization

Author/Contributor(s):	Lyons, Amelia H
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Date:	11/13/2013
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

This book offers a critical reassessment of the histories of colonialism, immigration, gender, the Algerian War, and the welfare state, by examining a network of services targeting Algerian migrants that brought together two of France's long-standing social engineering projects-the civilizing mission and the welfare state.