License to travel : a cultural history of the passport

"Departing for a new life far away; fleeing from the dangers, the restrictions, or just the mundanity of familiar surroundings; enduring unwanted scrutiny in the backrooms of officialdom: some of the most dramatic scenes of a life story involve a passport. By examining the travel documents of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bixby, Patrick
Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: University of California Press 2022
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