Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle
Even though the United States celebrates the diversity of its population, the American identity of non-Whites still seems to be less legitimate than that of Whites. It is mostly because in the United States, becoming a citizen has, from a legal standpoint, and for a long time, been synonymous with b...
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2012-12-01
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| description | Even though the United States celebrates the diversity of its population, the American identity of non-Whites still seems to be less legitimate than that of Whites. It is mostly because in the United States, becoming a citizen has, from a legal standpoint, and for a long time, been synonymous with being white. This article tries to highlight, through the analysis of racial restrictions in the field of naturalization, the historical, legal and administrative link that has existed in the United States between the concept of white race and that of citizenship since this link has been instrumental in the construction of American identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac9df60f9143444d8e53e2de464c0a5a2022-12-22T01:14:25ZengUniversité Toulouse - Jean JaurèsMiranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone2108-65592012-12-01710.4000/miranda.4514Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècleOlivier RichommeEven though the United States celebrates the diversity of its population, the American identity of non-Whites still seems to be less legitimate than that of Whites. It is mostly because in the United States, becoming a citizen has, from a legal standpoint, and for a long time, been synonymous with being white. This article tries to highlight, through the analysis of racial restrictions in the field of naturalization, the historical, legal and administrative link that has existed in the United States between the concept of white race and that of citizenship since this link has been instrumental in the construction of American identity.http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/4514racecitizenshipnaturalizationimmigration |
| spellingShingle | Olivier Richomme Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone race citizenship naturalization immigration |
| title | Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle |
| title_full | Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle |
| title_fullStr | Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle |
| title_short | Race et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis : restrictions raciales à la naturalisation aux XIXe et XXe siècle |
| title_sort | race et citoyennete aux etats unis restrictions raciales a la naturalisation aux xixe et xxe siecle |
| topic | race citizenship naturalization immigration |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/4514 |
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