Empire's children [Texte imprimé] : race, filiation, and citizenship in the French colonies / Emmanuelle Saada ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

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Foreword / by Frederick Cooper -- Introduction -- Le métissage: a colonial social problem -- An imperial question -- A threat to the colonial order -- "Reclassifying" the Métis -- The law takes up the "Métis question" -- Nationality and citizenship in the colonial situation -- The controversy over "fraudulent recognitions" -- Investigating paternity in the colonies -- Citizens by virtue of race -- The force of law -- The effects of citizenship -- Identities under the law -- French nationality and citizenship reconsidered -- Conclusion