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The Routledge History of Irish America

The Routledge History of Irish America

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Histories

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral United States HistoryImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 1032219211
ISBN13: 9781032219219
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 23 2024
Pages: 570
Weight: 2.74
Height: 1.31 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

This volume gathers over 40 world-class scholars to explore the dynamics that have shaped the Irish experience in America from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries.

From the early 1600s to the present, over 10 million Irish people emigrated to various points around the globe. Of them, more than six million settled in what we now call the United States of America. Some were emigrants, some were exiles, and some were refugees--but they all brought with them habits, ideas, and beliefs from Ireland, which played a role in shaping their new home. Organized chronologically, the chapters in this volume offer a cogent blend of historical perspectives from the pens of some of the world's leading scholars. Each section explores multiple themes including gender, race, identity, class, work, religion, and politics. This book also offers essays that examine the literary and/or artistic production of each era. These studies investigate not only how Irish America saw itself or, in turn, was seen, but also how the historical moment influenced cultural representation. It demonstrates the ways in which Irish Americans have connected with other groups, such as African Americans and Native Americans, and sets Irish America in the context of the global Irish diaspora.

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