Before Borders : A Legal and Literary History of Naturalization /

"Bringing together eighteenth-century legal discourse and prose fiction, the author gives a cross-disciplinary account of immigration history. She tells a revisionist history in which, for jurists, philosophers, and fiction writers, naturalization is a creative mechanism for national expansion&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeGooyer, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Law and literature.
English fiction.
American fiction.
Droit et litterature.
Roman americain > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Naturalization in literature.
American fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Bringing together eighteenth-century legal discourse and prose fiction, the author gives a cross-disciplinary account of immigration history. She tells a revisionist history in which, for jurists, philosophers, and fiction writers, naturalization is a creative mechanism for national expansion"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781421443935

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