Citizenship and community

Abstract “Citizenship” is a complex concept. It is usually considered as an individual’s relationship to a nation-state, the duties, obligations and rights that come with residence in a given polity. However, historically, “citizenship” was concerned with the community or city state, the word (from...

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Main Author: Robert W. Shirley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 1999-05-01
Series:Horizontes Antropológicos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-71831999000100175&lng=en&tlng=en