Leveraging an Empire : Settler Colonialism and the Legalities of Citizenship in the Pacific Northwest /

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"Leveraging an Empire examines the process of settler colonialism in the developing region of Oregon through an evaluation of Oregon's exclusionary laws between the years 1841 and 1859"--

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Tyler, Jacki Hedlund (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Citizenship.
Citizenship > Northwest, Pacific > History.
Citizenship > Oregon Territory > History.
United States > Oregon Territory.
Pacific Northwest.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : a colonial outpost
  • Oregon and the making of a settler colony in the Pacific Northwest
  • The dispossession of American Indians and the right to exist
  • Understanding immigration restrictions through arguments of slavery and labor
  • Incorporated definitions of land ownership
  • The privileged right to an education
  • Implications of citizenship in suffrage and naturalization laws
  • Conclusion : defiant subjects and their legacies.

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