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Schrag Philip G. <1943, > |
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A well-founded fear : the congressional battle to save political Asylum in America / / Philip G. Schrag |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
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1-280-40697-6 |
1-135-96245-6 |
0-203-90000-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Asylum, Right of - United States - History |
Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Prologue; From Plymouth Rock to Kennebunkport; Clinton's Turn; Mr. Smith, Already in Washington; Mark-up Hell; Someone Else's Problem; The Committee to Preserve Asylum; ~What's a Senator?~; The House; The Senate; The Conference; The President; The Regulations; The Deeper Levels of the Law; The Wave; Public Interest Advocacy in Congress; Epilogue; Glossary; Progress of the Immigration Bills through the 104th Congress; The Committee to Preserve Asylum's First Mailing to Senators; Senate Judiciary Committee, 104th Congress |
Talking Points for the Leahy AmendmentThe Leahy-DeWine ~Dear Colleague~ Letter; The Vote on the Leahy Amendment; Notes; About the Author; Index |
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A fascinating case study of the legislative process and the author's experiences as a public interest lobbyist, Schrag tells how a coalition of human rights and refugee groups fought to preserve the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. |
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UNINA9910478893503321 |
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Ireland Owen S. |
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Sentiments of a British-American woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution / / Owen S. Ireland |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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0-271-08061-2 |
0-271-08063-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 252 pages ) |
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Women political activists - United States |
Politicians' spouses - United States |
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United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States Politics and government 1775-1783 |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index. |
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Esther : imprudent and impatient love -- Joseph : love and calculation -- A willful girl matures -- Responsibilities and schemes -- Politics : old world patronage -- Love defeats prudence -- Exiled where women "stooped like country girls" -- A new political identity : "they" becomes "we" -- "Unleash the dogs of war" -- Politics : new world democracy -- America's female politician -- Triumph and tragedy. |
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"Explores the life and work of political publicist and strategist Esther DeBerdt Reed, who, in a life highly structured by conflict, national identity, religion, and the overall importance of being a wife and mother, gave eloquent expression to the political aspirations of female patriots in Revolutionary America"--Provided by publisher. |
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