Personal Narratives of Irish and Scottish Migration, 192165 - ''For Spirit and Adventure''

Informationen zum Autor Angela McCarthy is RCUK Academic Fellow/Lecturer in History (Diaspora) at the University of Hull Klappentext Drawing predominantly on personal narratives, this book compares Irish and Scottish migration to North America and Australasia between 1921 and 1965. Zusammenfassung Drawing predominantly on personal narratives! this book compares Irish and Scottish migration to North America and Australasia between 1921 and 1965. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Methods, approaches, sources1. Historiography and context2. 'I'll go and find some sunshine': Considering going3. 'A tearful goodbye': Planning to move4. 'Nothing but water': Getting there5. 'The land of opportunity': Ellis Island and New York6. 'It just isn't home': Entering the British World7. 'A crony of my own type': Personal and group networks8. 'Jigs and reels and hornpipes': Identity, culture, and belonging9. 'The savage loves his native shore': Going homeConclusionAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angela McCarthy, McCarthy Angela
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2012
• EAN: 9780719073533
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7353-3
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945)