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The citizenship revolution politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804
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The citizenship revolution [electronic resource] : politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 / Douglas Bradburn.
ISBN
9780813928012 (alk. paper)
081392801X (alk. paper)
9780813930312 (e-book)
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xii, 415 p.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 23, 2014
Series
Jeffersonian America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The revolutionary moment: natural rights, the people, and the creation of American citizenship
State v. nation: Federalism and the problem of nationhood
The politics of citizenship: expatriation, naturalization, and the rise of party
"True Americans": the Federalist ideal and the legislation of national citizenship
States' rights and the rights of man: the opposition to the alien and sedition acts
"Hordes of foreigners": the immigrant moment and the potential of the hyphenated citizen
White citizen, Black denizen: the racial ranks of American citizenship
The Aristotelian moment: ending the American Revolution
Conclusion: the fall of the union and the rise of nation.
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