Location & Dislocation in Contemporary Irish Society Emigration & Irish Identities

MacLaughlin, Jim (Ed. )

ISBN 10: 0268013179 / ISBN 13: 9780268013172

Published by University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, 1997

9.16 X 6.17 X 1.06 inches; 354 pages. Seller Inventory # 216140

Synopsis:

This volume of essays fills a number of gaps in the existing literature on emigration and provides a wide-ranging treatment of Irish emigration in contemporary Irish society and the expanding Irish diaspora. By addressing the issues from a world perspective, the contributors suggest that emigration is not simply a cultural tradition or behavioural trait of the Irish but a social-class and gendered response to structures operating in Irish society and the global economy generally. The geographical focus ranges across Britain, the United States and Europe. It will appeal to those interested in modern Irish emigration, women's studies, national identity, popular culture, literary criticism, the sociology of contemporary Irish society and those working in the rapidly growing field of diaspora studies.

Synopsis: Essays address Irish emigration and the expanding Irish diaspora from a world perspective and suggest that emigration is not simply a cultural tradition of the Irish but a class and gendered response to structures operating in Irish society and the global economy. Among the most innovative chapters are those which discuss the racialization of the I

Bibliographic Details

Title: Location & Dislocation in Contemporary Irish...
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Near Fine