How to be French : nationality in the making since 1789 / Patrick Weil ; translated by Catherine Porter.

Author
Weil, Patrick, 1956- [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Description
xii, 438 p. : maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-427) and index.
    Contents
    • From the old regime to the civil code : the two revolutions in French nationality
    • The triumph of jus soli (1803-1889)
    • Naturalization comes to the aid of the nation (1889-1940)
    • Vichy : a racist and anti-semitic nationality policy
    • The difficult reestablishment of republican legislation
    • The Algerian crisis in French nationality
    • Jus soli versus jus sanguinis : the false opposition between French and German law
    • Discrimination within nationality law
    • How does one become or remain French? French nationality in practice.
    ISBN
    • 9780822343486 (cloth : alk. paper)
    • 0822343487 (cloth : alk. paper)
    • 9780822343318 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • 0822343312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2008028480
    OCLC
    212844778
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