The Unmaking of Citizens: Banishment and the Modern Citizenship Regime in France

• Published in: Citizenship studies Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 23 - 40
• Main Author: Kingston, Rebecca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis GroupAbingdon, UK 01.02.2005
• Subjects: Ancien Régime; Citizens; Citizenship; Criminal justice; Criminal law; France

As a means to shed light on modern citizenship, this article explores the history of the practice of banishment, deportation and the revocation of citizenship in the transition from the old regime to the new in France. Despite the acknowledged novelties in the understanding of citizenship ushered in...