Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 95 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITIES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHIES. |
Summary |
The stranger, the foreigner and the pilgrim are all familiar figures in literature, philosophy, theology and mythology. This figure - travelling the world in search of refuge and sanctuary - is one which has had a particular resonance for many millions of Irish people in recent centuries. This book is a window on a new aspect of the Irish experience that is the "strainséir" or pilgrim. It is one man's story of exile and renewal in a world where the concepts of home, place and diaspora are all ... |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Ireland -- History.
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Ireland. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Ó hAodha, Mícheál, 1969-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ryan, Jean. Postcolonial Identities : Constructing the ""New Irish"". Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2006 9781847180667 |
ISBN |
9781443814751 (electronic book) |
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144381475X (electronic book) |
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1847180663 |
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9781847180667 |
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