Founders on Citizenship and Immigration - Principles and Challenges in America

Zusatztext Dieses Buch bietet eine tiefgründige Antwort auf die philosophischen undmetaphysischen Fragen des Dualismus und des Monismus im Licht des ajativadavon Gaudapada und das advaita vedanta von Sankara. Als westliche Paralleledazu wird die Anschauung des Vorsokratikers Parmenides vorgestellt: 'DasSein ist - und kann kein Nicht-Sein sein; denn weder erkennen könntestdu das Nicht-Sein noch aussprechen...' Informationen zum Autor Edward J. Erler is professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. John Marini is associate professor of political science at University of Nevada, Reno and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. Thomas G. West is professor of politics at the University of Dallas and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. Klappentext Working with the underlying premise that America's founding principles continue to be vital in the modern era, Erler, Marini, and West take a conservative look at immigration, one of today's most pressing political issues. Character-the capacity to live a life befitting republican citizens-is, as the Founders knew, crucial to the debate about immigration. The Founders on Citizenship and Immigration seeks to revive the issue of republican character in the current immigration debate and to elucidate the constitutional foundations of American citizenship. Zusammenfassung Working with the underlying premise that America's founding principles continue to be important in the modern era! this work takes a conservative look at immigration. It seeks to revive the issue of republican character in the immigration debate and to elucidate the constitutional foundations of American citizenship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Politics and Immigration Chapter 2 American Citizenship and Postmodern Challenges Chapter 3 Immigration: The Founders' View and Today's Challenge Chapter 4 Progressivism, Immigration, and Citizenship...

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• Authors: Edward J Erler, Edward J. Erler, Edward J. Marini Erler, Edward J./ West Erler, Erler Edward J., John Marini, Marini John, Thomas G West, Thomas G. West, West Thomas G.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.02.2007
• EAN: 9780742558540
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5854-0
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Claremont Institute Series on; Claremont Institute Series on Statesmanship and Political Philosophy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples