| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xi, 282 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Social history in perspective
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Social history in perspective (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This established study focuses on the most important phase of Irish migration, providing analysis of why and how the Irish settled in such numbers. Updated and expanded, the new edition now extends the coverage to 1939 and features new chapters on gender and the Irish diaspora in global perspective"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Economy, Poverty and Emigration -- Concentration and Dispersal: Irish Labour Migration to Britain -- Spiritual and Social Bonds: The Culture of Irish Catholicism -- The Protestant Irish -- Politics, Labour and Participation -- Gender and Ethnicity -- A Culture of Anti-Irishness -- The Irish in Britain and the Atlantic Diaspora: Connections and Comparisons -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index. |
| Subject |
Irish -- Great Britain -- History.
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Irish. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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Ireland. |
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Great Britain -- Ethnic relations -- History.
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Ethnic relations. |
| ISBN |
9780230240292 paperback |
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0230240291 paperback |
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9780230240285 hardback |
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0230240283 hardback |
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