Citizenship, Identity, and Social History

A collection of original essays on citizenship and identity.

Charles Tilly (Author)

9780521558143, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 March 1996

244 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.355 kg

Citizenship and identity provide the focus for this collection of original essays from a group of theoretically innovative historians and social scientists. The volume explores the competing and sometimes conflicting roles of citizenship and identity, be it racial, class, ethnic or other, in popular politics. The concept of citizenship is also examined. All essays are historically and comparatively grounded. Covering a wide variety of countries, topics covered include: citizenship rights and party-union relations in Western Europe; politics, industrialization, and citizenship; contested citizenship and the dynamics of racial identity; and social movements and nationhood and citizenship in early Meiji 1868–1900.

1. Citizenship, identity, and social history Charles Tilly
2. 'The Great End of All Government...': working peoples' construction of citizenship claims in early nineteenth century England and the matter of class Marc Steinberg
3. The siamese twins: citizenship rights, cleavage formation, and party-union relations in Western Europe Bernhard Ebbinghaus
4. Politics, industrialization, and citizenship: unemployment policy in England, France, and the United States, 1890–1950 Miriam Cohen
5. Projecting democracy: the formation of citizenship across youth networks in Brazil Ann Mische
6. Contested citizenship: the dynamics of racial identity and social movements Anthony Marx
6. Nationhood and citizenship in early Meiji Japan 1868–1900: a comparative assessment Eiko Ikegami
7. The emergence of citizenship in France and elsewhere Charles Tilly.

Subject Areas: Civil rights & citizenship [JPVH1], Human rights [JPVH], Sociology & anthropology [JH], History of ideas [JFCX]