The Ironies of Citizenship

by Thomas Janoski

Book Overview

Explanations of naturalization and jus soli citizenship have relied on cultural, convergence, racialization, or capture theories, and they tend to be strongly affected by the literature on immigration. This study of naturalization breaks with the usual immigration theories and proposes an approach over centuries and decades toward explaining naturalization rates. First, it provides consistent evidence to support the long-term existence of colonizer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521145414
• ISBN13: 9780521145411
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"