From the last decade of the 18th century, European states began to
define nationality more rigorously. Regulations covering matters as
diverse as passports, residence permits, taxes, and admission to
university examinations made clear that nationality mattered more
than rank. Drawing on the files of central and regional
administrations and on individual case studies and travel accounts,
the author offers a detailed examination of the practical
consequences of alien status in liberal England and in the
comparatively restrictive German states. In the latter all citizens
of other German states were considered foreigners, whereas in the
United Kingdom Irish immigrants were by law British subjects along
with all other persons born on British soil. These differences in
legal definition of citizenship should have far-reaching
consequences for the development of modern nation states,
consequences the effects of which can be felt to this day.
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