عنوان

The road to citizenship :

(Number (ISBN

0813569559

(Number (ISBN

9780813569550

Erroneous ISBN

0813569532

Erroneous ISBN

0813569540

Erroneous ISBN

9780813569536

Erroneous ISBN

9780813569543

Title Proper

The road to citizenship :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

what naturalization means for immigrants and the United States /

First Statement of Responsibility

Sofya Aptekar.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Brunswick, New Jersey :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Rutgers University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2015]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiv, 172 pages) :

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illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and index.

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The roads to citizenship -- Citizenship and inequality -- Voices of the immigrants -- Citizenship and defining -- Naturalization in theory and practice.

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Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. In naturalization ceremonies large and small these new Americans pledged an oath of allegiance to the United States, gaining the right to vote, serve on juries, and hold political office; access to certain jobs; and the legal rights of full citizens. In The Road to Citizenship, Sofya Aptekar analyzes what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the United States as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior "super-citizens," Aptekar's in-depth research uncovers considerable contradiction in the way naturalization works today. She contends that debates about immigration must be broadened beyond the current focus on borders and documentation to include larger questions about the definition of citizenship. Aptekar's work brings into sharp relief key questions about the overall system: does the current naturalization process accurately reflect our priorities as a nation and the values we wish to instill in new residents and citizens? What are the implications of keeping the process the same or changing it? Using archival research, interviews, analysis of census and survey data, and participant observation of citizenship ceremonies, The Road to Citizenship demonstrates the ways in which naturalization itself reflects the larger operations of social cohesion and democracy in America. -- from back cover.

Title

Road to citizenship

International Standard Book Number

9780813569543

Citizenship-- United States.

Immigrants-- United States.

Naturalization-- United States.

Citizenship.

Immigrants.

Naturalization.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Civil Rights.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.

United States.

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POL-- 004000

POL-- 035010

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Aptekar, Sofya,1979-

Date of Transaction

20200822133947.0

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[Book]

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