Democracy and the Foreigner

by Bonnie Honig

Book Overview

What should we do about foreigners? Should we try to make them more like us or keep them at bay to protect our democracy, our culture, our well-being? This dilemma underlies age-old debates about immigration, citizenship, and national identity that are strikingly relevant today. In Democracy and the Foreigner, Bonnie Honig reverses the question: What problems might foreigners solve for us? Hers is not a conventional approach. Instead of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691114765
• ISBN13: 9780691114767
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"