%0 Book
%A Jatinder Mann
%D 2019
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 2578-9317
%@ 9781433151095
%T Redefining Citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand
%R 10.3726/b15770
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1056487
%X Adopting a political and legal perspective, Redefining Citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand undertakes a transnational study that examines the demise of Britishness as a defining feature of the conceptualisation of citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand and the impact that this historic shift has had on Indigenous and other ethnic groups in these states. During the 1950s and 1970s an ethnically based citizenship was transformed into a civic-based one (one based on rights and responsibilities). The major context in which this took place was the demise of British race patriotism in Australia, English-speaking Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand. Although the timing of this shift varied, Aboriginal groups and non-British ethnic groups were now incorporated, or appeared to be incorporated, into ideas of citizenship in all three nations. The development of citizenship in this period has traditionally been associated with immigration in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand. However, the historical origins of citizenship practices in all three countries have yet to be fully analysed. This is what Redefining Citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand does. The overarching question addressed by the book is: Why and how did the end of the British World lead to the redefinition of citizenship in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand between the 1950s and 1970s in regard to other ethnic and Indigenous groups? This book will be useful for history and politics courses, as well as specialised courses on citizenship and Indigenous studies. ‘This review goes to press well after the book’s publication, yet it is precisely because of its on-going relevance through its historical comparative country study that reviewing it is important. The book is a window into current issues relevant to legislation and policies around citizenship in the twenty-first century and valuable for those interested in the history of citizenship in Commonwealth countries…Mann’s book speaks beyond legal citizenship to political conceptions of citizenship…The Australian experience of colonisation is an interesting comparator in the book’s analysis as Mann argues that the differences between Australia and New Zealand on the one hand and Canada on the other can be contrasted through the latter’s non-British French-Canadian experience, and that Australia and New Zealand can be contrasted through the Māori population’s original treaty foundations and long-standing political representation in its national parliament…The book is structured around three chapters devoted to each country, and then a fourth chapter of comparative analysis. Each is rich in material considering the extensive archival research undertaken by Mann and highlights fascinating historical data…In thinking about territorial structures, the impact of external events is also identified by Mann as a focus for the decline in British identity in all countries…Ultimately, citizenship is a national status, and what happens externally beyond the nation profoundly impacts on the domestic. This comparative work assists historians, political scientists, and legal scholars in reflecting on these significant aspects of membership and national identity in an ever-changing world.’ (Kim Rubenstein, University of Canberra)
%G English