Citizenship and Nationhood in France and GermanyThe difference between French and German definitions of citizenship is instructive - and, for millions of immigrants from North Africa, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, decisive. Rogers Brubaker explores this difference - between the territorial basis of the French citizenry and the German emphasis on blood descent - and shows how it translates into rights and restrictions for millions of would-be French and German citizens. |
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Contents
Citizenship as Social Closure | 21 |
The French Revolution and the Invention of National Citizenship | 35 |
State StateSystem and Citizenship in Germany | 50 |
DEFINING THE CITIZENRY THE BOUNDS OF BELONGING | 73 |
Citizenship and Naturalization in France and Germany | 75 |
Migrants into Citizens The Crystallization of Jus Soli in LateNineteenthCentury France | 85 |
The Citizenry as Community of Descent The Nationalization of Citizenship in Wilhelmine Germany | 114 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany ACLS Humanities E-Book History e-book project |
| Author | Rogers Brubaker |
| Contributor | American Council of Learned Societies |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, reissue, revised |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0674131789, 9780674131781 |
| Length | 270 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / France History / Europe / Germany Social Science / Sociology / General |
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