Salyer Lucy E.
Salyer Lucy E. - Under The Starry Flag How A Band Of Irish Americans Joined The Fenian Revolt And Sparked A Crisis Over Citizenship - Paperback
Salyer Lucy E. - Under The Starry Flag How A Band Of Irish Americans Joined The Fenian Revolt And Sparked A Crisis Over Citizenship - Paperback
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Description: Winner of the Myrna F. Bernath Book Award A stunning accomplishment As the Trump administration works to expatriate naturalized U. S. citizens understanding the history of individual rights and state power at the heart of Under the Starry Flag could not be more important. Passport A brilliant piece of historical writing as well as a real page - turner. Salyer seamlessly integrates analysis of big complicated historical questions allegiance naturalization citizenship politics diplomacy race and gender into a gripping narrative. Kevin Kenny author of The American Irish In 1867 forty Irish American freedom fighters outfitted with guns and ammunition sailed to Ireland to join the effort to end British rule. They were arrested for treason as soon as they landed. The Fenians as they were called claimed to be American citizens but British authorities insisted that they remained British subjects. Following the Civil War the Fenian crisis dramatized the question of whether citizenship should be considered an inalienable right. This gripping legal saga a prelude to today's immigration battles raises important questions about immigration citizenship and who deserves to be protected by the law.
Title: Under The Starry Flag How A Band Of Irish Americans Joined The Fenian Revolt And Sparked A Crisis Over Citizenship
Author(s): Salyer Lucy E.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Barcode: 9780674251441
Pages: 328 Pages, 20 Photos
Publication Date: 3/1/2021
Category: Battles & Campaigns
Description: Winner of the Myrna F. Bernath Book Award A stunning accomplishment As the Trump administration works to expatriate naturalized U. S. citizens understanding the history of individual rights and state power at the heart of Under the Starry Flag could not be more important. Passport A brilliant piece of historical writing as well as a real page - turner. Salyer seamlessly integrates analysis of big complicated historical questions allegiance naturalization citizenship politics diplomacy race and gender into a gripping narrative. Kevin Kenny author of The American Irish In 1867 forty Irish American freedom fighters outfitted with guns and ammunition sailed to Ireland to join the effort to end British rule. They were arrested for treason as soon as they landed. The Fenians as they were called claimed to be American citizens but British authorities insisted that they remained British subjects. Following the Civil War the Fenian crisis dramatized the question of whether citizenship should be considered an inalienable right. This gripping legal saga a prelude to today's immigration battles raises important questions about immigration citizenship and who deserves to be protected by the law.
Title: Under The Starry Flag How A Band Of Irish Americans Joined The Fenian Revolt And Sparked A Crisis Over Citizenship
Author(s): Salyer Lucy E.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Barcode: 9780674251441
Pages: 328 Pages, 20 Photos
Publication Date: 3/1/2021
Category: Battles & Campaigns
