Empire's children : race, filiation, and citizenship in the French colonies /
Saada, Emmanuelle.
Goldhammer, Arthur,translator.
Chicago, Ill. ; London : The University of Chicago Press,
2012.
"Originally published in French as Les enfants de la colonie: Les métis de l'Empire français entre sujétion et citoyenneté"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index.
Foreword / by Frederick Cooper -- Introduction -- Le métissage: a colonial social problem -- An imperial question -- A threat to the colonial order -- "Reclassifying" the Métis -- The law takes up the "Métis question" -- Nationality and citizenship in the colonial situation -- The controversy over "fraudulent recognitions" -- Investigating paternity in the colonies -- Citizens by virtue of race -- The force of law -- The effects of citizenship -- Identities under the law -- French nationality and citizenship reconsidered -- Conclusion.
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people
Citizenship
Miscegenation