Exhibiting Irishness - Empire, Race, and Nation, C. 1850-1970

This book uncovers that exhibitions uniquely reveal the changing landscape of Irishness over two centuries by analysing the politics of display. It demonstrates how questions of Irishness intersected with broader ideas of citizenship, race and ethnic construction in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

About the author

Shahmima Akhtar is an Assistant Professor in History at the University of Birmingham

Product details

• Authors: Shahmima Akhtar
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 20.01.2026
• EAN: 9781526194930
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-9493-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Studies in Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / Museum Studies, c 1800 to c 1900, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies