The birthright lottery : citizenship and global inequality / Ayelet Shachar.

Author/creator Shachar, Ayelet, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxiii, 273 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : the puzzle of birthright citizenship -- Reconceptualizing membership : citizenship as inherited property -- Abolishing versus resurrecting borders : moving beyond the binary options -- A new basis for global redistribution : the birthright privilege levy -- Blood and soil : birthright citizenship in the domestic arena -- Popular defenses of birthright citizenship and their limitations -- Curtailing inheritance : towards a jus nexi membership allocation principle.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-261) and index.
LCCN 2008038983
ISBN9780674032712 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674032713 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks K 3224 .S53 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold