Subjects and Aliens confronts the problematic history of belonging in Australia and New Zealand. In both countries, race has often been more important than the

This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in U.S. imm

Demonstrates how states at war redrew the boundaries between members and non-members, thus redefining belonging and the path to citizenship.

An original reinterpretation of the legal aspects of feudalism, and the important distinction between citizens and non-citizens.