Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (275 pages)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9783319615301
Inhalt:
“This remarkable book does the unusual: it embeds its focus in a larger complex operational space. The migrant, the refugee, the citizen, all emerge from that larger context. The focus is not the usual detailed examination of the subject herself, but that larger world of wars, grabs, contestations, and, importantly, the claimers and resisters.”— Saskia Sassen, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, USA This thought-provoking book begins by looking at the incredible complexities of “American identity” and ends with the threats to civil liberties with the vast expansion of state power through technology. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of the promise and realities of citizenship in the modern global landscape.— Kevin R. Johnson, Dean, UC Davis School of Law, USAMomen focuses on the basic paradox that has long marked national identity: the divide between liberal egalitarian self-conception and persistent practices of exclusion and subordination. The result is a thought-provoking text that is sure to be of interest to scholars and students of the American experience. — Aziz Rana, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, USAThis book is an exploration of American citizenship, emphasizing the paradoxes that are contained, normalized, and strengthened by the gaps existing between proposed policies and real-life practices in multiple arenas of a citizen’s life. The book considers the evolution of citizenship through the journey of the American nation and its identity, its complexities of racial exclusion, its transformations in response to domestic demands and geopolitical challenges, its changing values captured in immigration policies and practices, and finally its dynamics in terms of the shift in state power vis-à-vis citizens. While it aspires to analyze the meaning of citizenship in America from the multiple perspectives of history, politics, and policy, it pays special attention to the critical junctures where rhetoric and reality clash, allowing for the production of certain paradoxes that define citizenship rights and shape political discourse
Inhalt:
Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Paradox of Citizenship -- Chapter 2: American Identity: Ideals Versus Illusions -- The Rhetoric: The Greeks, the Romans, and the British Heritage -- The Reality: Rewriting History, Changing Marketplace -- The Paradox: Self-Identity of the American "People" -- Chapter 3: Nation-Building: Nation-States Versus Empire -- The Rhetoric: Manifest Destiny -- The Reality: Territory Minus the People -- The Paradox: Impossible Republic, Elusive Empire -- Chapter 4: World Relations: Hegemony Versus Globalization -- The Rhetoric: American Exceptionalism -- The Reality: Alliance of the State, Market, and Military Power -- The Paradox: The Cosmopolitan Versus the Patriot -- Chapter 5: Immigration: Becoming "Us" Versus Remaining "Them" -- The Rhetoric: Rules of Inclusion and Exclusion -- The Reality: The Rites of Passage -- The Paradox: Immigration as a Political Tool -- Chapter 6: State Power: Technology Versus Technology -- The Rhetoric: Transparency and Accountability of Government -- The Reality: Expansion of State Power -- The Paradox: Public Engagement, Segregation, and Loss of Civil Liberties -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Paradox Continues… -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783319615295
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Momen, Mehnaaz The paradox of citizenship in American politics Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 ISBN 9783319615295
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
Staatsangehörigkeit
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USA
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Electronic books
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