Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant : The Politics of Immigration Reform / / Lina Newton
| Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant : The Politics of Immigration Reform / / Lina Newton |
| Autore | Newton Lina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 325.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1980s
1990s Beginning Lina Newton close controversial disputes from illegal immigrants introduction legislators look negativefacilitated overwhelmingly passing portrayals positive reforms reveals shift with |
| ISBN | 0-8147-5902-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Terminology -- 1. Considering Unlikely Outcomes -- 2. Cases, Contexts, and the Puzzle of Policy Change -- 3. Contesting Illegalities -- 4. Immigrants versus Taxpayers -- 5. Problem Mexicans -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790010603321 |
Newton Lina
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| New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2008] | ||
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Passing into the present : contemporary American fiction of racial and gender passing / / Sinéad Moynihan
| Passing into the present : contemporary American fiction of racial and gender passing / / Sinéad Moynihan |
| Autore | Moynihan Sinéad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 813.5409353 |
| Collana | Contemporary American and Canadian writers |
| Soggetto topico |
American fiction - 21st century - History and criticism
Passing (Identity) in literature Literature Literature: History & Criticism LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General Literature: history & criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American fiction
Louise Erdrich Percival Everett Phillip Roth authorship black subjects identity passing postmodernism textuality |
| ISBN |
1-78170-272-1
1-84779-329-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Copyright; Contents; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: 'passing' into the present: passing narratives then and now; 2 Living parchments, human documents: passing, racial identity and the literary marketplace; 3 The way of the cross(-dresser): Catholicism, gender and race in two novels by Louise Erdrich; 4 (W)Rites-of-passing: shifting racial and gender identities in Caucasia and Middlesex; 5 Bodies/texts: passing and writing in The White Boy Shuffle and The Human Stain; 6 Conclusion: 'passing' fads?: recent controversies of authenticity and authorship; Bibliography
Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791950903321 |
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Passing into the present : contemporary American fiction of racial and gender passing / / Sinéad Moynihan
| Passing into the present : contemporary American fiction of racial and gender passing / / Sinéad Moynihan |
| Autore | Moynihan Sinéad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 813.5409353 |
| Collana | Contemporary American and Canadian writers |
| Soggetto topico |
American fiction - 21st century - History and criticism
Passing (Identity) in literature Literature Literature: History & Criticism LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General Literature: history & criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American fiction
Louise Erdrich Percival Everett Phillip Roth authorship black subjects identity passing postmodernism textuality |
| ISBN |
1-78170-272-1
1-84779-329-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Copyright; Contents; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: 'passing' into the present: passing narratives then and now; 2 Living parchments, human documents: passing, racial identity and the literary marketplace; 3 The way of the cross(-dresser): Catholicism, gender and race in two novels by Louise Erdrich; 4 (W)Rites-of-passing: shifting racial and gender identities in Caucasia and Middlesex; 5 Bodies/texts: passing and writing in The White Boy Shuffle and The Human Stain; 6 Conclusion: 'passing' fads?: recent controversies of authenticity and authorship; Bibliography
Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808245703321 |
Moynihan Sinéad
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| Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 | ||
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