Rights across borders : immigration and the decline of citizenship /

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Author / Creator:Jacobson, David, 1940-
Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1996.
Description:x, 181 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2393009
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ISBN:0801851505 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-169) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Novus Ordo Seclorum. Defining a Nation. The Argument. Plan of This Book
  • 2. Immigration and Citizenship in Western Europe. Volkgeist and Fraternite: Nationhood in Germany and France. Europe: Guest Workers to Settlers. Migrant Rights and the Value of Citizenship
  • 3. Immigration and Citizenship in the United States: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Historical Background. Immigration Reform. Immigration, IRCA, and the Value of Citizenship. The Recasting of Nationality
  • 4. Western Europe and the Age of Rights. Human Rights and State Sovereignty. International Human Rights Instruments. The European Convention on Human Rights
  • 5. The United States and the Age of Rights. The Constitution and International Law. International Law, the Constitution, and the American Political Identity
  • 6. States without Nations. The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe. Charting a New Terrain
  • 7. Nations without States: Reflections on a Changing Landscape. The Territorialization of Faith. New Frontiers. New Expanses. New Civilities.