Irish Americans - The History and Culture of a People

Virtually every aspect of American culture has been influenced by Irish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia tells the full story of the Irish-American experience, covering immigration, assimilation, and achievement. The Irish have had a significant impact on America across three centuries, helping to shape politics, law, labor, war, literature, journalism, entertainment, business, sports, and science. This encyclopedia explores why the Irish came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive Irish-American identity was formed. Well-known Irish Americans are profiled, but the work also captures the essence of everyday life for Irish-Americans as they have assimilated, established communities, and interacted with other ethnic groups.The approximately 200 entries in this comprehensive, one-stop reference are organized into four themes: the context of Irish-American emigration; political and economic life; cultural and religious life; and literature, the arts, and popular culture. Each section offers a historical overview of the subject matter, and the work is enriched by a selection of primary documents.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jr. Eugene Halus, Eugene J. Halus Jr, Eugene J Halus Jr, William Watson, William E Watson, William E. Watson, William/ Halus Watson
• Con la collaborazione di: Eugene J. Halus (Editore), Eugene J. Halus Jr. (Editore), William E. Watson (Editore), Watson William E. (Editore)
• Editore: Abc Clio Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.11.2014
• EAN: 9781610694667
• ISBN: 978-1-61069-466-7
• Pagine: 544
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, HISTORY / United States / General, Ireland, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples