Who's Your Paddy? : : Racial Expectations and the Struggle for Irish American Identity / / Jennifer Nugent Duffy.
After all the green beer has been poured and the ubiquitous shamrocks fade away, what does it mean to be Irish American besides St. Patrick’s Day? Who’s Your Paddy traces the evolution of “Irish” as a race-based identity in the U.S. from the 19th century to the present day. Exploring how the Irish h...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Nation of Newcomers
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Who’s Your Paddy?
- 1. From City of Hills to City of Vision
- 2. Good Paddies and Bad Paddies
- 3. Bar Wars
- 4. They’re Just Like Us
- 5. Bad Paddies Talk Back
- 6. Paddy and Paddiette Go to Washington
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author