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The passport in America : the history of a document /
"In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as anyone knows who has ever lost a passport, or let one expire on the eve of international travel, the pass...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Assembling the Passport; 1. DOCUMENT; 2. NAME; 3. SIGNATURE; 4. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION; 5. PHOTOGRAPH; 6. APPLICATION; 7. BUREAUCRACY; Part 2: Using the Passport; 8. DUBIOUS CITIZENS; 9. SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE AND UNTRUSTWORTHY DOCUMENTS; 10. READING BODIES, READING DOCUMENTS, AND "PASSPORT CONTROL"; 11. "THE PASSPORT NUISANCE"; Conclusion; Appendix: IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGULAR UNITED STATES PASSPORT; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X.