The citizenship revolution

Bradburn, Douglas, 1972-

The citizenship revolution politics and the creation of the American union, 1774-1804 / [electronic resource] : Douglas Bradburn. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009. - xii, 415 p. - Jeffersonian America . - Jeffersonian America. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The revolutionary moment: natural rights, the people, and the creation of American citizenship -- State v. nation: Federalism and the problem of nationhood -- The politics of citizenship: expatriation, naturalization, and the rise of party -- "True Americans": the Federalist ideal and the legislation of national citizenship -- States' rights and the rights of man: the opposition to the alien and sedition acts -- "Hordes of foreigners": the immigrant moment and the potential of the hyphenated citizen -- White citizen, Black denizen: the racial ranks of American citizenship -- The Aristotelian moment: ending the American Revolution -- Conclusion: the fall of the union and the rise of nation.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Citizenship--History--United States--18th century.
Citizenship--History--United States--19th century.
Political culture--History--United States--18th century.
Political culture--History--United States--19th century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Federal government--History--United States--18th century.
Federal government--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
United States--History--Influence.--Revolution, 1775-1783


Electronic books.

E302.1 / .B73 2009eb

973.3

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