This text argues that transnational migrations have affected ideas of citizenship since World War II. The author shows how citizenship has been increasingly devalued as governments extend rights to foreign populations and how, in turn, international human rights law has overshadowed traditional definitions of sovereignty. Examining illegal immigration in the United States and migrant and foreign populations in Western Europe, with special focus on Germany and France, the author shows how the differing political cultures of these countries - the ethnic basis of citizenship in Germany versus its political basis in the United States, for instance - have shaped both domestic and international policies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13
9780801857706
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94904672
Product Key Features
Author
David Jacobson
Publication Name
Rights Across Borders: Immigration and the Decline of Citizenship
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
283g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David Jacobson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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