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1 online resource |
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The Huckleberry Finn problem -- Race, law, and personhood in Huckleberry Finn -- Slavery and wage slavery -- Illegal workers -- Immigrant activism in the shadow of law -- The bread of knowledge -- Race, immigration, and the promise of equality -- Undocumented and unafraid -- Utopian visions and the unlawful other |
| Summary |
Throughout American history, citizens have encountered people who are ""illegal""--That is, people who have no legal right to be in the United States or to freedom of movement because of their immigration status or race. Like Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, these citizens face the conflict between sympathy for the unlawful other and the force of the law. In Illegal Migrations and the Huckleberry Finn Problem, John Park explores problems of status and illegality in American law and society by examining on-going themes in Am |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History
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Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History
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Law -- United States -- Public opinion -- History
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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LAW -- Civil Rights.
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Discrimination -- Law and legislation
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Law -- Public opinion
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Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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United States
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439910481 |
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1439910480 |
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