Americans in waiting the lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States / Hiroshi Motomura.

Author/creator Motomura, Hiroshi, 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionviii, 254 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Introduction: immigrants in America -- Contract and classical immigration law -- Promises, promises -- All persons within the territorial jurisdiction -- Alienage and the ties that bind -- The most tender connections -- The lost story of Americans-in-waiting -- Transition at a crossroads -- The meaning of transition -- Race, belonging, and transition -- Taking transition seriously -- Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting -- Notes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005036788
ISBN9780195163452 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0195163451 (cloth : alk. paper)

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