[PDF.54ee] The Passport in America: The History of a Document

The Passport in America: The History of a Document

[PDF.dc52] The Passport in America: The History of a Document

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 | #1405955 in Books |  Oxford University Press, USA |  2012-10-02 |  2012-10-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x.80 x9.20l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 352 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Kind of a slog but still a fascinating subject|By J. Tant|Bought the Kindle version...publisher, thanks for supporting Kindle!

I'm still about halfway through this. It's a slow read and not a very sexy topic, but it's still interesting. For example, I hadn't known that even up until relatively recently, women didn't usually have individual passports. Instead there|From Booklist|Robertson accomplishes a surprising amount with a seemingly dusty subject in this far-reaching social history. From early discussions of a document authorizing travel to “civilized states,&rdqu

In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as anyone knows who has ever lost a passport, or let one expire on the eve of international travel, the passport has become an indispensable document. But how and why did this form of identification take on such a crucial role?

In the first history of the passport in the United States, Craig Robertso...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Passport in America: The History of a Document   |  Craig Robertson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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