Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Preface -- 1 Overview -- Introduction -- Immigration in French history -- Immigration after the 'end' of immigration -- Ethnicity and integration -- 2 Socio-economic structures -- Introduction -- Employment -- Housing -- Group profiles -- Conclusion -- 3 Ethnic identification and mobilization -- Introduction -- Language -- Gender roles and family relationships -- Islam -- Territorial belonging -- Political mobilization -- Conclusion -- 4 National identity, nationality and citizenship -- Immigration and national identity -- The republican tradition -- Nationality and citizenship -- The reform of French nationality laws -- 5 Politics and public policy -- From laissez-faire to state intervention -- The ethnicization of politics -- Division and consensus in public policy -- Discrimination, anti-discrimination and positive discrimination -- Pluralism, exclusion or co-option? -- Conclusion -- Chronology of events -- Resource and documentation centres -- Keeping up to date -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.