Sam Erman

Almost Citizens

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9781108401494
• ISBN-10: 110840149X
• Artikelnr.: 58020681

Autorenporträt

Sam Erman is Associate Professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. 1898: 'The constitutional lion in the path'
2. The Constitution and the new US expansion: debating the status of the Islands
3. 'We are naturally Americans': Federico Degetau and Santiago Iglesias pursue citizenship
4. 'American aliens': Isabel Gonzalez, Domingo Collazo, Federico Degetau, and the Supreme Court, 1902-1905
5. Reconstructing Puerto Rico, 1904-1909
6. The Jones Act and the long path to collective naturalization
Conclusion.