The Birth Certificate : An American History

Name: The Birth Certificate
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
SKU: 9781469679334
Price: 4350 KES
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ISBN: 9781469679334

by Susan J. Pearson

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1469679337

ISBN-13 9781469679334

Publisher The University of North Carolina Press

Imprint The University of North Carolina Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 1st, 2024

Print length 392 Pages

Weight 584 grams

Dimensions 23.50 x 15.50 x 2.50 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas Social & cultural history Political science & theory Political science and theory Legal history Private / Civil law: general works Private or civil law: general History of the Americas Social and cultural history

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Award-winning historian Susan Pearson traces the birth certificate’s two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why they came to matter so much in the United States. This 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.

For 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.

In The Birth Certificate: An American History, 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, The Birth Certificate 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.

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