Borderline citizens : the United States, Puerto Rico, and the politics of colonial migration /
McGreevey, Robert,
Borderline citizens : the United States, Puerto Rico, and the politics of colonial migration / Robert C. McGreevey. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps. - The United States in the world .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : migration and empire -- America's Caribbean frontier -- The rise of national status -- Labor networks -- Citizenship and statelessness -- "Working people going north" -- Colonial migrants in New York -- Conclusion : U.S. empire and the boundaries of the nation.
"This book explores how colonial migrations have been coproduced by the interaction of legal categories, changing political economies, and the demands of migrants themselves"--
9781501716164
2017057127
Puerto Ricans--History--United States--20th century.
Puerto Ricans--Migrations--History--20th century.
Citizenship--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
E184 / .B673 2018
Borderline citizens : the United States, Puerto Rico, and the politics of colonial migration / Robert C. McGreevey. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps. - The United States in the world .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : migration and empire -- America's Caribbean frontier -- The rise of national status -- Labor networks -- Citizenship and statelessness -- "Working people going north" -- Colonial migrants in New York -- Conclusion : U.S. empire and the boundaries of the nation.
"This book explores how colonial migrations have been coproduced by the interaction of legal categories, changing political economies, and the demands of migrants themselves"--
9781501716164
2017057127
Puerto Ricans--History--United States--20th century.
Puerto Ricans--Migrations--History--20th century.
Citizenship--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
E184 / .B673 2018