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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462490903321

Autore

Cook-Martín David (David A.)

Titolo

The scramble for citizens [[electronic resource] ] : dual nationality and state competition for immigrants / / David Cook-Martín

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8047-8475-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

323.6/3

Soggetti

Dual nationality - Argentina

Dual nationality - Italy

Dual nationality - Spain

Citizenship - Argentina

Citizenship - Italy

Citizenship - Spain

Electronic books.

Argentina Emigration and immigration Government policy

Italy Emigration and immigration Government policy

Spain Emigration and immigration Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The competitive dynamics of citizenship and immigration policy -- Citizenship reconfigured -- The quest for grandma's passport : how and why Argentines get a second nationality -- Citizens, workers, voters : the consequences of plural citizenship -- Citizenship in an integrating world.

Sommario/riassunto

It is commonly assumed that there is an enduring link between individuals and their countries of citizenship. Plural citizenship is therefore viewed with skepticism, if not outright suspicion. But the effects of widespread global migration belie common assumptions, and the connection between individuals and the countries in which they live cannot always be so easily mapped. In The Scramble for Citizens, David Cook-Martín analyzes immigration and nationality laws in Argentina, Italy, and Spain since the mid 19th century to reveal the contextual



dynamics that have shaped the