The citizenship revolution politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 /

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Hoofdauteur: Bradburn, Douglas, 1972-
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
Reeks:Jeffersonian America.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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.