Peter J. Spiro is Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law at Temple University. His work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Slate, among many other publications. A former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk and National Security Council staff member, he is also the author of Beyond Citizenship: American Identity after Globalization.
A lively and learned exploration of dual nationality and its
future. Professor Spiros book illuminates the forces that make the
spread of dual nationality seem inevitable, and the advantages it
provides both to individuals and to states. His telling examples
humanize the subject, but he also conveys eloquently how
globalization dilutes older ideals of citizenship.
*Gerald L. Neuman,J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International,
Foreign, and Comparative Law, Harvard University*
Peter Spiro has been the leading scholar of dual citizenship for
more than two decades, and he has prophetically linked its rise to
still more far-reaching transformations in the global system of
nation-states and nation-state citizenship. This provocative yet
engaging work is a major statement that will inform and influence
citizenship scholarship and political debates for many years to
come.
*Rogers M. Smith,Christopher H. Brwne Distinguished Professor of
Political Science, University of Pennsylvania*
Peter Spiro's erudite and crisply written book on dual citizenship
will help any reader better understand business and life generally
in the global economy. The definitive work on its topic, At Home in
Two Countries deserves a broad audience. It will provoke important
debate.
*Paul M. Barrett,Senior Writer, Bloomberg Businessweek*
Spiros book makes an important contribution to the study of
citizenship in general and of dual citizenship in particular.
*International Migration Review*
In this timely, historical-analytical explication, Spiro expertly
explains the provocative concept of dual citizenship.
*Choice Connect*
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