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Impossible Subjects : Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America - Updated Edition /

"This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ngai, Mae M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the twentieth century."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (416 pages): illustrations ;
Premios:Award: Frederick Jackson Turner Award, 2005.
ISBN:9781400850235