Über den Autor
nAndreas Fahrmeir received the Seeley Medal and the Tirlwall Prize 1999 for this study. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute, London.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
nList of Tables and Figures
nPreface
nAbbreviations
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nIntroduction
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nChapter 1. Definitions of Citizenship
nChapter 2. Naturalisation
nChapter 3. Passports and the Control of Foreign Travellers
nChapter 4. Residence Abroad
nChapter 5. An Attempt at Explanation
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nConclusion
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nSelect Bibliography
nIndex
Klappentext
nFrom the last decade of the 18th century, European states began to define nationality more rigorously. Regulations covering matters as diverse as passports, residence permits, taxes, and admission to university examinations made clear that nationality mattered more than rank. Drawing on the files of central and regional administrations and on individual case studies and travel accounts, the author offers a detailed examination of the practical consequences of alien status in liberal England and in the comparatively restrictive German states. In the latter all citizens of other German states were considered foreigners, whereas in the United Kingdom Irish immigrants were by law British subjects along with all other persons born on British soil. These differences in legal definition of citizenship should have far-reaching consequences for the development of modern nation states, consequences the effects of which can be felt to this day.
