Defining British Citizenship : Empire, Commonwealth and Modern Britain
Unlike many nations Britain had not developed a national citizenship by the 20th century. Instead belonging in Britain was merely a function of allegiance to the Crown. This lack of definition was seen as beneficial. This title explores the implications of such vagueness as a new millennium begins
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Book Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Series Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
CENTRAL QUESTIONS AND THE ARGUMENT PUT FORWARD
THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY
SOURCES AND THE RANGE OF THE STUDY
THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK
NOTES
1 Understanding Citizenship
THE CONCEPT OF CITIZENSHIP
Subjecthood, citizenship and nationality
Three elements of citizenship
National citizenship
NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP AND ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF CITIZENSHIP
'Transnational citizenship' models and their limits
Three alternative types of citizenship
Comparison between national and alternative types of citizenship
CITIZENSHIP IN BRITISH HISTORY
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2 The Development of British Subjecthood before the Twentieth Century
ALLEGIANCE: THE BASIS OF BRITISH SUBJECTHOOD
The extension of British subjecthood
Challenge to indelible allegiance
DIVERSIFICATION WITHIN BRITISH SUBJECTHOOD: COLONIAL AND IMPERIAL NATURALIZATION
The emergence of various naturalization systems
The separate development of the imperial and colonial naturalization systerns
BRITISH SUBJECTHOOD AND BRITISHNESS
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3 The Common Code System: Britain and the Dominions in the Pre-Second World War Period
THE IMPERIAL LAW OF NATIONALITY AND THE LOCAL CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION
Towards imperial naturalization
The roles of immigration control and naturalization in the Dominions and Britain
The common code under the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914
THE COMMON CODE AND LOCAL CITIZENSHIP AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR
The development of the British Commonwealth and the common code system
Managing the common code system after the First World War
Defining separate Dominion citizenship within the common code. THE COMMON CODE SYSTEM: BRITISH SUBJECT, COLONIAL CITIZEN AND ALIEN
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4 Commonwealth Citizenship: From the British Nationality Act 1948 to the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962
THE POST-WAR WORLD AND THE COMMONWEALTH
The decline of Britain as a world power
The principle of national self-determination and the Commonwealth
DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMON CODE SYSTEM AND THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1948
The process of dissolution of the common code system
The British Nationality Act 1948
THE COMMON STATUS AND CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH
An Indian republic and its Commonwealth membership
'Common citizenship' and Commonwealth citizenship
THE COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS ACT 1962
NCW immigration into Britain after the Second World War
The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962: the method of control and its justification
Commonwealth citizenship: citizenship without substance
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5 Emerging National Citizenship through Immigration Control: From the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to the Immigration Act 1971
CREATION OF CITIZENSHIPS WITHOUT NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP
The first attempt to create national citizenship
The second attempt to create national citizenship
New Commonwealth immigrants, Old Commonwealth citizens and Commonwealth citizens
INDEPENDENCE IN EAST AFRICA AND THE COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS ACTS
Independence and citizenship in east Africa
The new Kenyan citizenship and the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968
'PATRIALITY': THE BASIS OF BRITISH NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP
The Immigration Act 1971
Britain's understanding on citizenship and the Immigration Act 1971
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Epilogue: An Appraisal of the British Nationality Act 1981
THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981
AN UNANSWERED QUESTION
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Conclusion. RETHINKING CITIZENSHIP IN BRITAIN: ALTERNATIVE AND NATIONAL TYPES
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Appendices
APPENDIX I: Aspects of Citizenship
APPENDIX II: Comparison of National and Alternative Types of Citizenship
APPENDIX III: Development of Various Types of Citizenship in Britain
APPENDIX IV: Entitlement of Citizenship Rights and Privileges in the United Kingdom at the Time of the Enactment of the British Nationality Act 1981
Chronology
Select Bibliography
I. DOCUMENTARY SOURCES
1. Official Documents (Public Record Office, Kew Gardens, London)
2. Reports and Government Documents
3. Legislation
4. Parliamentary Debates
5. Papers of Other Organizations
II. SECONDARY SOURCES
Index