Mrs. Shipley's Ghost : The Right to Travel and Terrorist Watchlists /

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In tracing the history and scope of U.S. travel regulations, the author begins with the fascinating story of Mrs. Ruth Shipley, a federal employee who almost single-handedly controlled access to passports during the Cold War. The author questions how far national security policies should go and whet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kahn, Jeffrey, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shipley, Ruth.
United States. > Passport Office.
United States. > Passport Office > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation.
Passports.
Freedom of movement.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Libre circulation des personnes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Passeports > États-Unis.
Libre circulation des personnes > États-Unis.
Freedom of movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation > United States.
Passports > United States.
Freedom of movement > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Travel stories
  • "What's the point of being a citizen?"
  • Freedom of movement and the Constitution
  • A brief history of the passport
  • Origins : the extraordinary Mrs. Shipley
  • Change : digitizing Mrs. Shipley
  • Growth : Mrs. Shipley's ghost
  • Civis Americanus sum
  • What is to be done?

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