Borderline citizens : the United States, Puerto Rico, and the politics of colonial migration / Robert C. McGreevey.

Author: McGreevey, Robert, author.

ImprintIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.

Descriptionxii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction : migration and empire -- America's Caribbean frontier -- The rise of national status -- Labor networks -- Citizenship and statelessness -- "Working people going north" -- Colonial migrants in New York -- Conclusion : U.S. empire and the boundaries of the nation.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and index.

Note:"This book explores how colonial migrations have been coproduced by the interaction of legal categories, changing political economies, and the demands of migrants themselves."-- Provided by publisher.

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