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The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State

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The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State - Torpey, John C.
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In order to distinguish between those who may and may not enter or leave, states everywhere have developed extensive systems of identification, central to which is the passport. This innovative book argues that documents such as passports, internal passports and related mechanisms have been crucial in making distinctions between citizens and non-citizens. It examines how the concept of citizenship has been used to delineate rights and penalties regarding property, liberty, taxes and welfare. It focuses on the US and Western ...

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The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State 2018, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9781108462945

2nd edition

Trade paperback

The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State 2018, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9781108473903

2nd edition

Hardcover

The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State 1999, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521634939

Trade paperback

The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State 1999, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521632492

Hardcover