Learning One's Native Tongue: Citizenship, Contestation, and Conflict in America

by Tracy B. Strong

Citizenship is much more than the right to vote. It is a collection of political capacities constantly up for debate. From Socrates to contemporary American politics, the question of what it means to be an authentic citizen is an inherently political one.

With Learning One's Native Tongue, Tracy B. Strong explores the development of the concept of American citizenship and what it means to belong to this country,
starting with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022662319X
• ISBN13: 9780226623191
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 1.0" x 9.0"