Citizenship lessons from the past: The contours of immigrant naturalization in the early 20th century

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 927-953

  Bloemraad, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33750926669     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00409.x     Document Type: Review

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