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Unnaturally French : foreign citizens in the Old Regime and after /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sahlins, Peter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Citizenship > France > History.
Naturalization > France > History.
Immigrants > Government policy > France > History.
Aliens > France > History.
Table of Contents:
  • The making of the absolute citizen
  • The letter of naturalization in the old regime
  • The use and abuse of naturalization
  • Status and socioprofessional identities
  • Geographic origins and residence
  • Temporal patterns of naturalization
  • From law to politics before the French Revolution
  • Naturalization and the Droit d'Aubaine from the French Revolution to the Bourbon Restoration
  • Ending the old regime in 1819.