Women and Irish Diaspora Identities: Theories, Concepts and New Perspectives

Women and Irish Diaspora Identities: Theories, Concepts and New Perspectives
ISBN-10
0719089476
ISBN-13
9780719089473
Category
History
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2014-10-07
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Authors
Mary J. Hickman, D. A. J. MacPherson

Description

Bringing together leading authorities on Irish women and migration, this book offers a significant reassessment of women's place in the Irish diaspora. It compares Irish women across the globe over the last two centuries, setting this research in the context of recent theoretical developments in the study of diaspora. This collection demonstrates the important role played by women in the construction of Irish diasporic identities, assessing Irish women's experience in Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. This book develops a conversation between other locations of the Irish diaspora and the dominant story about the USA and, in the process, emphasises the complexity and heterogeneity of Irish diasporan locations and experiences. This interdisciplinary collection, featuring chapters by Breda Gray, Louise Ryan and Bronwen Walter, will appeal to scholars and students of the Irish diaspora and women's migration.

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