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Uses of Imperial Citizenship

The British and French Empires
  • ISBN-13: 9781783489206
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD INTERNAT.
  • By Jack Harrington
  • Price: AUD $269.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/09/2020
  • Format: Hardback 112 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History [HB]
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Contemporary citizenship is haunted by the ghost of imperialism. Yet conceptions of European citizenship fail to explain issues that are inclusive of the impact of empire today, and are integral to the reality of citizenship; from the notion of 'minorities' to the assertion of citizenship rights by migrants and the withdrawal of fundamental rights from particular groups. The Uses of Imperial Citizenship examines the ways in which ideas of citizenship and subjecthood were applied in societies under imperial rule in order to expand our understanding of these concepts. Taking examples from the experience of the British and French empires, the book examines the ways in which claims to the rights and obligations of imperial subjects by otherwise marginalised people - from women activists to 'native' newspaper editors - shaped the history of British and French concepts of citizenship. Through extensive analysis of colonial and diplomatic archives, parliamentary debates and commissions, journalism and contemporary works on colonial administration, the book explores how governments and people in colonial societies saw themselves within, on the frontiers of, and outside of imperial notions of citizenship and subjecthood.
1. Introduction: What is Imperial Citizenship? / 2 Citizens, Empires and Revolutions / 2. The Limits of Freedom: slaves, indentured labourers and emancipation / 3. European Freedoms and the Settler / 4. Natives: customs, restrictions, protections and rights / 5. Imperial Belonging: the transnational experience of the British and French subjects / 6. The Limits of Imperial Citizenship: Resistance, anti-colonialism, and revolutionary subjectivity / 7. After Imperial Citizenship
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