{"product_id":"the-birth-certificate-an-american-history-9781469679334","title":"The Birth Certificate: An American History","description":"For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow \"birthers\" reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn't an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining identity and citizenship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Birth Certificate: An American History\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian Susan J. Pearson traces the document's two-hundred-year history to explain when, how, and why birth certificates came to matter so much in the United States. Deftly weaving together social, political, and legal history, \u003ci\u003eThe Birth Certificate\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating biography of a piece of paper that grounds our understanding of how those who live in the United States are considered Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan J. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469679334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearson, Susan J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan J. Pearson is associate professor of history at Northwestern University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rights of the Defenseless: Protecting Animals and Children in Gilded Age America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43158550642803,"sku":"9.78147E+12","price":41.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7b2d71b3-569c-41be-a741-865a3a118eb8.jpg?v=1751024796","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-birth-certificate-an-american-history-9781469679334","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}