The citizen and the alien
Subtitle: dilemmas of contemporary membership
By: Linda Bosniak.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780691116228
Subjects: Citizenship; Aliens
Description: Despite its currency in scholarly thought & popular discourse, 'citizenship' is an elusive concept. The term designates a wide range of social institutions and practices and experiences, not all of which are compatible or in alignment. This text examines the interplay between these understandings of citizenship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Divided citizenships; title: Defining citizenship : substance/locations/subjects; title: The difference that alienage makes; title: Constitutional citizenship through the prism of alienage; title: Borders, domestic work, and the ambiguities of citizenship; title: Separate spheres : citizenship and its conundrums.