Citizens and Aliens
Andreas Fahrmeir
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Hardback. From the last decade of the 18th century, European states began to clearly define nationality. This book provides a detailed study of the laws relating to citizenship, naturalisation and aliens in German states and England in the 19th century. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 12ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 1QFE; 3JH; JP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
From the last decade of the 18th century, European states began to define nationality more rigorously. Regulations covering matters as diverse as passports, residence permits, taxes, and admission to university examinations made clear that nationality mattered more than rank. Drawing on the files of central and regional administrations and on individual case studies and travel accounts, the author offers a detailed examination of the practical consequences of alien status in liberal England and in the comparatively restrictive German states. In the latter all citizens of other German states were considered foreigners, whereas in the United Kingdom Irish immigrants were ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in German History
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571817174
SKU
V9781571817174
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Ref
99-15
About Andreas Fahrmeir
Andreas Fahrmeir received the Seeley Medal and the Tirlwall Prize 1999 for this study. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute, London.
Reviews for Citizens and Aliens
“Fahrmeir’s lucid and valuable study thus establishes not only that German conceptions and systems of citizenship predate the victory of German nationalist (and nativist) thought, but also that, despite the greater liberality of the British system in most respects, the German regime had many attributes more liberal than the British…Fahrmeir strikes a telling and persuasive blow for the “modernit” account ... Read more