{"product_id":"the-birth-certificate-an-american-history-paperback-softback-9781469679334","title":"The Birth Certificate; An American History (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469679334","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Birth Certificate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn American History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan J. Pearson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469679334\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 20 halftones\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbsorbing...An accessible, lively study of how a now-standard record came about.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This impeccable and captivating work of historical scholarship will appeal to any historian of the postbellum United States, but particularly to social historians, intellectual historians, and historians of science and technology...In \u003ci\u003eThe Birth Certificate\u003c\/i\u003e, Pearson brilliantly weaves together a variety of archival sources to elucidate the intersection between lived experience, state bureaucracy, and systems of epistemic authority.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Richly researched, beautifully written. . . . [A] crucial historical analysis of the vital bureaucratic document that establishes American identity\" —\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A crucial contribution to the study of age as a category of analysis. . . . Pearson's work will be thought-provoking for scholars and students alike.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Childhood and Youth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow \"birthers\" reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn't an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining identity and citizenship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Birth Certificate: An American History\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian Susan J. Pearson traces the document's two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why birth certificates came to matter so much in the United States. Deftly weaving together social, political, and legal history, \u003ci\u003eThe Birth Certificate\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating biography of a piece of paper that grounds our understanding of how those who live in the United States are considered Americans.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589040632088,"sku":"9781469679334","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-birth-certificate-an-american-history-paperback-softback-9781469679334","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}