Bücher der Reihe Critical Studies in Racism and Migration

Maxim Silverman analyzes the connection between racism and the development of the nation-state in modern France. He raises important questions about the nature of French society and contributes to the European debate on citizenship.

This text argues that there is nothing "obvious" or "natural" about our ideas of sex and race, and looks at the evolution of these ideas. Different opportunities, rights and constraints come into play according to race and sex, and the bearing of these on the shaping of life experience is covered.