02894nam 22005175 450 991030052260332120230810191942.03-319-61530-010.1007/978-3-319-61530-1(CKB)3780000000451288(DE-He213)978-3-319-61530-1(MiAaPQ)EBC4987726(PPN)259468843(EXLCZ)99378000000045128820170829d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Paradox of Citizenship in American Politics Ideals and Reality /by Mehnaaz Momen1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (XVI, 265 p.) 3-319-61529-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. American Identity: Ideals vs. Illusion -- 3. Nation-building: Nation-States vs. Empire -- 4. World Relations: Hegemony vs. Globalization -- 5. Immigration: Becoming “Us” versus Remaining “Them” -- 6. State Power: Technology vs. Technology -- 7. Conclusion.This 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. .Political sciencePolitical sociologyAmericaPolitics and governmentPolitical SciencePolitical SociologyAmerican PoliticsPolitical science.Political sociology.AmericaPolitics and government.Political Science.Political Sociology.American Politics.323.60973Momen Mehnaazauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut892039BOOK9910300522603321The Paradox of Citizenship in American Politics1992210UNINA