Date of Award
Fall 2013
Document Type
Thesis
Terms of Use
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Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History Department
First Advisor
Farid Azfar
Second Advisor
Bruce Dorsey
Abstract
This paper investigates the “Vêpres Marseillaises,” a June 1881 anti-Italian riot in Marseilles, in order to discuss the intersection of working class nationalism, immigration, and French political and social discourses. The event is more than a simple manifestation of xenophobic nationalism; it is both a moment that illustrates the unique place of Marseilles as well as the inaugural expression of a discourse that sought to bring the working class under the French republican banner.
Recommended Citation
McNeill, Patrick , '14, "Immigration, Nationality, and Xenophobia in Late-19th Century Marseilles" (2013). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 590.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/590