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Semblances of sovereignty : the Constitution, the state, and American citizenship /
In a set of cases decided at the end of the nineteenth century, the Supreme Court declared that Congress had "plenary power" to regulate immigration, Indian tribes, and newly acquired territories. Not coincidentally, the groups subject to Congress' plenary power were primarily nonwhit...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- SEMBLANCES OF SOVEREIGNTY
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Sovereignty Cases and the Pursuit of an American Nation-State
- 3 The Citizen-State: From the Warren Court to the Rehnquist Court
- 4 Commonwealth and the Constitution: The Case of Puerto Rico
- 5 The Erosion of American Indian Sovereignty
- 6 Indian Tribal Sovereignty beyond Plenary Power
- 7 Plenary Power, Immigration Regulation, and Decentered Citizenship
- 8 Reconceptualizing Sovereignty: Toward a New American Narrative
- Notes
- Index