Maud Mandel
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479835041
- eISBN:
- 9781479814954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479835041.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Judaism
This chapter studies the contemporary tensions and transformations created by immigrant arrivals for the predominant character of Franco-Judaism. The study stresses how the disruptions of the Shoah ...
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This chapter studies the contemporary tensions and transformations created by immigrant arrivals for the predominant character of Franco-Judaism. The study stresses how the disruptions of the Shoah and World War II did not necessarily overturn all traditional internal notions of difference, but rather laid the conditions for an accommodation of the equally dramatic development of French Jewry following further immigrant influx arising in particular from France’s decolonizations. Ultimately, the study isolates two key factors in this transformation which also acted as a profound influence on the entire French nation in the postwar period: the general “Americanization” that was accelerated by JDC funding, and which challenged and overtook older sectarian divisions; and the dramatic revitalization of French Jewish spirituality by North African immigration.Less
This chapter studies the contemporary tensions and transformations created by immigrant arrivals for the predominant character of Franco-Judaism. The study stresses how the disruptions of the Shoah and World War II did not necessarily overturn all traditional internal notions of difference, but rather laid the conditions for an accommodation of the equally dramatic development of French Jewry following further immigrant influx arising in particular from France’s decolonizations. Ultimately, the study isolates two key factors in this transformation which also acted as a profound influence on the entire French nation in the postwar period: the general “Americanization” that was accelerated by JDC funding, and which challenged and overtook older sectarian divisions; and the dramatic revitalization of French Jewish spirituality by North African immigration.
Peter Gold
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780853239857
- eISBN:
- 9781846313066
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846313066
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
Ceuta and Melilla are two enclaves on the northern coast of Africa that have been Spanish for centuries, but which are claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco. As an integral part of Spain, the towns have ...
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Ceuta and Melilla are two enclaves on the northern coast of Africa that have been Spanish for centuries, but which are claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco. As an integral part of Spain, the towns have also been part of the territory of the European Union since 1986. Their unique situation has created considerable tension in the relationship (both political and economic) between Spain and Morocco. As well as looking at this relationship, this book explains how the anomalous situation of the enclaves impinges on issues such as immigration from North and sub-Saharan Africa into the EU, defence, trade, and the Spanish political scene in general.Less
Ceuta and Melilla are two enclaves on the northern coast of Africa that have been Spanish for centuries, but which are claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco. As an integral part of Spain, the towns have also been part of the territory of the European Union since 1986. Their unique situation has created considerable tension in the relationship (both political and economic) between Spain and Morocco. As well as looking at this relationship, this book explains how the anomalous situation of the enclaves impinges on issues such as immigration from North and sub-Saharan Africa into the EU, defence, trade, and the Spanish political scene in general.
Susan Martin-Marquez
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300125207
- eISBN:
- 9780300152524
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300125207.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Social History
This chapter argues that despite of the current postcolonial and democratic era, Spain's medieval past continues to resonate in the political and cultural discourse concerning Spain's relationship to ...
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This chapter argues that despite of the current postcolonial and democratic era, Spain's medieval past continues to resonate in the political and cultural discourse concerning Spain's relationship to a number of African nations. This introduction aims to investigate how cultural representations of Africa and Africans—with particular focus on those countries formerly colonized by Spain—are implicated in the “performance” of national identities in Spain. It then covers the following eras in Spain's history: from the Spanish-Moroccan War and the period of Sub-Saharan exploration through the Rif Conflict, the Civil War, and the Franco regime, into the current trend of African immigration to the “State of Autonomies” of Spain.Less
This chapter argues that despite of the current postcolonial and democratic era, Spain's medieval past continues to resonate in the political and cultural discourse concerning Spain's relationship to a number of African nations. This introduction aims to investigate how cultural representations of Africa and Africans—with particular focus on those countries formerly colonized by Spain—are implicated in the “performance” of national identities in Spain. It then covers the following eras in Spain's history: from the Spanish-Moroccan War and the period of Sub-Saharan exploration through the Rif Conflict, the Civil War, and the Franco regime, into the current trend of African immigration to the “State of Autonomies” of Spain.
