Unikátní český výzkum severoafrické migrace
Unique Czech research of North African migration

Summary/Abstract: Hyánková, Tereza: Z Alžírska do budoucnosti: Kabylská migrace do České republiky. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2015, 257 pp. In her book "From Algeria to Future: Kabyle migration to the Czech Republic", the Czech anthropologist offers an insight into the phenomenon of migration from the region of Kabylia. According to the reviewer, the book is rich in information and succinct, but also remarkably readable. It is based on field research in Algeria, France, and the Czech Republic, high proficiency in languages, and an excellent knowledge of academic literature. Although it is a case study dealing with a specific ethnic group, it represents a relevant contribution to today’s general debate on the migration from the Middle East. The reviewer clarifies, in agreement with the interpretation of the authoress, the historical context, i.e. social, cultural, and political roots of the Kabylian migration to France, at that time a colonial metropolis, its development, characteristic features, and problems it was bringing. He also passes on the authoress’s findings concerning the Kabylian migration to the Czech Republic, the beginnings of which can be traced to the 1990s.

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