Social history in perspective
By: Donald M. MacRaild
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230240292
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Irish; Ethnic relations; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: List of Tables and Illustrations; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: Economy, Poverty and Emigration; title: Concentration and Dispersal: Irish Labour Migration to Britain; title: Spiritual and Social Bonds: The Culture of Irish Catholicism; title: The Protestant Irish; title: Politics, Labour and Participation; title: Gender and Ethnicity; title: A Culture of Anti-Irishness; title: The Irish in Britain and the Atlantic Diaspora: Connections and Comparisons; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Bibliographical Essay; title: Index.