From Subject to Citizen
Australian Citizenship in the Twentieth Century
Published on 12. May 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-521-45973-0 (ISBN)
Description
This important, theoretically sophisticated work explores the concepts of liberal democracy, citizenship and rights. Grounded in critical original research, the book examines Australia's political and legal institutions, and traces the history and future of citizenship and the state in Australia. The central theme is that making proofs of belonging to the national culture a precondition of citizenship is inappropriate for a multicultural society such as Australia. This becomes an object lesson for the multicultural regional politics throughout the world.
Reviews / Votes
'Davidson's account of Australian citizenship is a wonderfully broad-ranging one ... this is a book with which any serious scholar of Australian citizenship will need to engage, and from which they will learn.' Australian Historical Studies '... wonderfully broad-ranging ... this is a book with which any serious scholar of Australian citizenship will need to engage.' Australian Historical StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
13 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
541 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-45973-0 (9780521459730)
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Content
List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. From Subject to Citizen 1901-1996: 1. Civis Romanus Sum; 2. From subject to citizen I: to 1948; 3. Nationality and the citizen II: 1948-1986; 4. From subject to citizen III: 1983-1996; Part II. Discourses of Exclusion: 5. Discourses of exclusion, silencing the migrant voice; 6. Aborigines and citizenship: discourses of exclusion; Part III. The Active Citizen and Beyond: 7. The active citizen and direct democracy in Australia; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.