Patterns of Migration
Published on 1. July 1992
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7185-0118-1 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the major themes in the study of the Irish migrations, this volume explores the importance of family, friendship, work and community in establishing migration patterns. These themes are approached through case studies of individuals and groups: soldiers in 17th- and 18th-century Europe, wagon trains to California and bandits like Ned Kelly are placed alongside the urban poor and the migrant professionals of today. The collection also includes a study of the Irish in Argentina.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
7 figures, maps
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7185-0118-1 (9780718501181)
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Content
Introduction - patterns of migration; "Like crickets to the crevice of a brew-house" - poor Irish migrants in England, 1560-1640; wild geese - the Irish in European armies (16th to 18th centuries); Irish migration to Argentina; the Murphys and Breens of the overland parties to California, 1844 and 1846; Irish hooligans - Ned Kelly (Australia) and William Donnelly (Canada) in comparative perspective; a "bigger and busier Boston" - the pursuit of Irish political legitimacy in America - the Boston Irish, 1890-1920; the Irish childhood and youth of a Canadian capitalist; friendship patterns and social networks among post-war Irish migrants in Sydney; graduate emigration - a continuation or a break with the past?; "And they still haven't found what they're looking for" - a survey of the new Irish in New York City.