The Uses of Imperial Citizenship

The British and French Empires

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The Uses of Imperial Citizenship

The British and French Empires

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Contemporary citizenship is haunted by the ghost of imperialism. Yet conceptions of European citizenship fail to explain issues that are inclusive of the impact of empire today, and are integral to the reality of citizenship; from the notion of ‘minorities’ to the assertion of citizenship rights by migrants and the withdrawal of fundamental rights from particular groups.

The Uses of Imperial Citizenship examines the ways in which ideas of citizenship and subjecthood were applied in societies under imperial rule in order to expand our understanding of these concepts. Taking examples from the experience of the British and French empires, the book examines the ways in which claims to the rights and obligations of imperial subjects by otherwise marginalised people – from women activists to ‘native’ newspaper editors – shaped the history of British and French concepts of citizenship. Through extensive analysis of colonial and diplomatic archives, parliamentary debates and commissions, journalism and contemporary works on colonial administration, the book explores how governments and people in colonial societies saw themselves within, on the frontiers of, and outside of imperial notions of citizenship and subjecthood.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Citizenship Between Nation and Empire

2. Freedom of the Press, Liberalism and the 'Garrison-State' in British India

3. Citizens and Subjects in the British and French Empires

4. Britain and the French Invasion of Algeria 1830 to 1870

5. Subjects Across Empires

Conclusion

Bibliography

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Published 08 Mar 2022
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 112
ISBN 9781783489213
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 218 x 141 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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