MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01708cam a22003134a 4500
001 2005036788
003 DLC
005 20070816081612.0
008 051220s2006 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005036788
020 $a9780195163452 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0195163451 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aJV6483$b.M67 2006
082 00 $a325.73$222
100 1 $aMotomura, Hiroshi,$d1953-
245 10 $aAmericans in waiting :$bthe lost story of immigration and citizenship in the United States /$cHiroshi Motomura.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2006.
300 $aviii, 254 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-242) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: immigrants in America -- Contract and classical immigration law -- Promises, promises -- All persons within the territorial jurisdiction -- Alienage and the ties that bind -- The most tender connections -- The lost story of Americans-in-waiting -- Transition at a crossroads -- The meaning of transition -- Race, belonging, and transition -- Taking transition seriously -- Conclusion : the idea of Americans-in-waiting -- Notes.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy.
650 0 $aImmigrants$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCitizenship$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005036788.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0722/2005036788-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0722/2005036788-b.html