| Edition |
1 edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 238 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Note on text -- Introduction -- L'esprit et les lois : Celts and Saxons in Ireland, 1840-1848 -- A lone, lone spot in the far southern seas : the Irish race in Australia, 1848-1855 -- Battling the Anglo-Saxon myth : Irish identity in the antebellum United States, 1848-1861 -- Scarce a battlefield from the north pole to the south : Irish Celts in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 -- American by nationality yet Irish by race : citizenship in the wake of the civil war, 1865-1880 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Though Ireland is a relatively small island on the northeastern fringe of the Atlantic, 70 million people worldwide - including some 45 million in the US - claim it as their ancestral home. Cian T. McMahon explores the 19th-century roots of this transnational identity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ireland -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Ireland. |
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Ireland -- History -- 19th century.
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History. |
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Group identity -- Ireland.
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Group identity. |
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National characteristics, Irish.
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National characteristics, Irish. |
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Ireland -- Emigration and immigration.
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Emigration and immigration. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McMahon, Cian T. Global dimensions of Irish identity. 1 Edition 9781469620107 (DLC) 2014034898 (OCoLC)890912525 |
| ISBN |
9781469620121 (electronic book) |
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146962012X (electronic book) |
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9781469620114 (ebook) |
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1469620111 (ebook) |
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9781469620107 |
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1469620103 |
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