Description |
1 online resource (xv, 332 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 46 |
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McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 46.
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Contents |
Introduction: the Irish diaspora in comparative perspective -- The setting: St. John's, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Portland, Maine -- Everyday Irishness: associational life, 1880-1910 -- Charitable relief, the Land League, and home rule nationalism, 1880-1891 -- The changing face of ethnicity: waning nationalism and the Catholic Church -- Reinvented nationalism: the Third Home Rule Bill, the Ulster Crisis, and the First World War, 1911-1918 -- An ethnic resurgence: engagement with Irish nationalism, 1919-1923 -- Conclusion: understanding Irish ethnicity in the diaspora. Appendices : Occupational categories -- Biographical details of members of the Portland Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1912 -- Traceable members of the Portland Land League, 1881-1882 -- Provisional dominion council of the self-determined for Ireland League of Newfoundland, October 1920 -- Names and occupations of the 1920 Portland Friends of Irish Freedom Executive |
Summary |
"Wherever they settled, immigrants from Ireland and their descendants shaped and reshaped their understanding of being Irish in response to circumstances in both the old and new worlds. In A Land of Dreams, Patrick Mannion analyzes and compares the evolution of Irish identity in three communities on the prow of northeastern North America: St John's, Newfoundland, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Portland, Maine, in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. These three port cities, home to diverse Irish populations in different stages of development and in different national contexts, provide a fascinating setting for a study of intergenerational ethnicity. Mannion traces how Irishness could, at certain points, form the basis of a strong, cohesive identity among Catholics of Irish descent, while at other times it faded into the background. Although there was a consistent, often romantic gaze across the Atlantic to the old land, many of the organizations that helped mediate large-scale public engagement with the affairs of Ireland - especially Irish nationalist associations - spread from further west on the North American mainland. Irish ethnicity did not, therefore, develop in isolation, but rather as a result of a complex interplay of local, regional, national, and transnational networks. This volume shows that despite a growing generational distance, Ireland remained "a land of dreams" for many immigrants and their descendants. They were connected to a transnational Irish diaspora well into the twentieth century."-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2018) |
Subject |
Irish -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's -- Ethnic identity -- History
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Irish -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- Ethnic identity -- History
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Irish Americans -- Maine -- Portland -- Ethnic identity -- History
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Irish -- Maine -- Portland -- Ethnic identity -- History
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Nationalism -- Ireland
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- North America.
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Irish Americans -- Ethnic identity
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Irish -- Ethnic identity
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Nationalism
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Ireland
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Maine -- Portland
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- St. John's
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Nova Scotia -- Halifax
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780773554054 |
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077355405X |
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9780773554061 |
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0773554068 |
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