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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451904003321

Autore

Spiro Peter J

Titolo

Beyond citizenship [[electronic resource] ] : American identity after globalization / / Peter J. Spiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-15890-9

0-19-972225-0

1-4356-1784-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Disciplina

342.7308/3

Soggetti

Citizenship - United States

Naturalization - United States

Dual nationality - United States

Equality before the law - United States

Noncitizens - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction; 1 Born American; 2 Made American; 3 Not Only American; 4 Take It or Leave It American; 5 American Defined; 6 Beyond American; Conclusion

Sommario/riassunto

"American identity has always been capacious as a concept but narrow in its application. Citizenship has mostly been about being here, either through birth or residence. The territorial premises for citizenship have worked to resolve the peculiar challenges of American identity. But globalization is detaching identity from location. What used to define American was rooted in American space. Now one can be anywhere and be an American, politically or culturally. Against that backdrop, it becomes difficult to draw the boundaries of human community in a meaningful way. Longstanding notions of democratic citizenship are becoming obsolete, even as we cling to them. Beyond Citizenship charts the trajectory of American citizenship and shows how American identity is unsustainable in the face of globalization."- from Amazon.com