Civic myths : a law-and-literature approach to citizenship /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, Brook, 1947- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2007]
Series:	Cultural studies of the United States. UNC Press law publications. Civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:	American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Citizenship in literature. Citizenship > United States > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: working on/with civic myths
The scarlet letter: the good citizen, transgression, and civil society
"The man without a country": the patriotic citizen, Lincoln, and civil liberties
Ex parte Milligan: civil liberties volume civil rights
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: the independent citizen, mugwumpery, and civil rights
China men: the immigrant citizen, Wong Kim Ark, and civil talk
Conclusion: keeping discussions of U.S. citizenship open.