The Columbia Guide to Irish American History / / Timothy Meagher.
Once seen as threats to mainstream society, Irish Americans have become an integral part of the American story. More than 40 million Americans claim Irish descent, and the culture and traditions of Ireland and Irish Americans have left an indelible mark on U.S. society. Timothy J. Meagher fuses an o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART ONE. A HISTORY O F I R I S H AMERICANS FROM THE SEVENTEENTH TO THE TWENTY- F I R S T CENTURY
- INTRODUCTION. The Irish as Immigrants and Ethnics
- CHAPTER ONE. Irish Immigration to Colonial America
- CHAPTER TWO. Irish America from the Revolution to the Famine
- CHAPTER THREE. The Famine Years
- CHAPTER FOUR. The Turn of the Twentieth Century
- CHAPTER FIVE. The Twentieth Century
- CHAPTER SIX. The 1960s to the Present
- PART TWO. ISSUES AND THEMES IN IRISH AMERICAN HISTORY
- CHAPTER ONE Irish American Gender and Family
- CHAPTER TWO. Irish Americans in Politics
- CHAPTER THREE. Irish American Nationalism "
- CHAPTER FOUR. Irish Americans and Race
- PART THREE. IMPORTANT PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS , AND TERMS
- PART FOUR. CHRONOLOGY OF IRISH AMERICA
- PART FIVE. BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index