1 “Trying to Have an Identity without a Place in the World”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART 1. Belonging and Citizenship
5. 1 “Trying to Have an Identity without a Place in the World” 39
6. 2 “We Are Stateless, but We Still Have Rights” 74
7. Part 2 “I Know How the Men in Your Country Treat You”: Everyday Nationalism and the Politics of Exclusion
8. Introduction 101
9. 3 “The Best Country in the World”: Imagining America in an Age of Empire 109
10. 4 “The Beauty of America Is It’s a Salad Bowl”: Everyday Nationalism at Regional High 138
11. 5 “Are You or Are You Not an American?”: The Politics of Belonging in Everyday Life 170
12. Conclusion 204
13. Acknowledgments 225
14. References 229
15. Index 243