Title: The citizenship revolution : politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 /
Authors: Bradburn, Douglas., 1972-
Publisher: University of Virginia Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Citizenship United States History; Citizenship United States History; Political culture United States History; Political culture United States History; Constitutional history United States; Federal government United States History; Federal government United States History; United States Politics and government; United States Politics and government; United States History Influence.
Contents: The revolutionary moment: natural rights, the people, and the creation of American citizenship -- State v. nation: Federalism and the problem of nationhood -- The politics of citizenship: expatriation, naturalization, and the rise of party -- "True Americans": the Federalist ideal and the legislation of national citizenship -- States' rights and the rights of man: the opposition to the alien and sedition acts -- "Hordes of foreigners": the immigrant moment and the potential of the hyphenated citizen -- White citizen, Black denizen: the racial ranks of American citizenship -- The Aristotelian moment: ending the American Revolution -- Conclusion: the fall of the union and the rise of nation.