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oapen-20.500.12657-456512023-06-05T13:08:48Z The Pariahs of Yesterday Moch, Leslie Page History Bécassine Breton language Bretons Brittany Côtes-d'Armor France Paris Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history Beginning in the 1870s, a great many Bretons began arriving in Paris. Every age has its pariahs, and in 1900, the “pariahs of Paris” were the Bretons, the last distinct group of provincials to come en masse to the capital city. The pariah designation took hold in Paris, in Brittany, and among historians. Yet the derision of recent migrants can be temporary. Tracing the changing status of Bretons in Paris since 1870, Leslie Page Moch demonstrates that state policy, economic trends, and the attitudes of established Parisians and Breton newcomers evolved as the fortunes of Bretons in the capital improved. Drawing on demographic records and the writings of physicians, journalists, novelists, lawyers, and social scientists, Moch connects internal migration with national integration. As the pariahs of yesterday, Bretons are an example of successful integration into Parisian life. At the same time, their experiences show integration to be a complicated and lengthy process. 2017-03-09 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:30 2020-04-01T13:48:55Z 2020-04-01T13:48:55Z 2012 book 625264 OCN: 780319756 9780822395034 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45651 eng application/pdf n/a 625264.pdf Duke University Press Duke University Press 10.26530/oapen_625264 100324 10.26530/oapen_625264 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780822395034 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Duke University Press Durham NC 100324 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Beginning in the 1870s, a great many Bretons began arriving in Paris. Every age has its pariahs, and in 1900, the “pariahs of Paris” were the Bretons, the last distinct group of provincials to come en masse to the capital city. The pariah designation took hold in Paris, in Brittany, and among historians. Yet the derision of recent migrants can be temporary. Tracing the changing status of Bretons in Paris since 1870, Leslie Page Moch demonstrates that state policy, economic trends, and the attitudes of established Parisians and Breton newcomers evolved as the fortunes of Bretons in the capital improved. Drawing on demographic records and the writings of physicians, journalists, novelists, lawyers, and social scientists, Moch connects internal migration with national integration. As the pariahs of yesterday, Bretons are an example of successful integration into Parisian life. At the same time, their experiences show integration to be a complicated and lengthy process.
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