Format:
1 online resource (xv, 254 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316999516
,
9781108486491
,
9781108707756
Content:
Irish emigration to America is one of the clichés of modern Irish history; much less familiar is the reverse process. Who were the people who chose to return to Ireland? What motivated them? How did this affect Irish society? While many European countries were somewhat Americanised in this period, the Irish case was unique as so many Irish families had members in America. The most powerful agency for Americanisation, therefore, was not popular culture but circumstantial knowledge and personal contact. David Fitzpatrick demonstrates the often unexpected ways in which the reverse effects of emigration remoulded Irish society, balancing original demographic research with fascinating individual profiles to assemble a vivid picture of a changing Ireland. He explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland, and offers penetrating insights into its growing population of American-born residents.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2019)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108486491
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fitzpatrick, David, 1948 - 2019 The Americanisation of Ireland Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ISBN 9781108486491
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108707756
Language:
English
Keywords:
Irland
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Amerikanisierung
;
Rückwanderung
;
Geschichte 1841-1925
DOI:
10.1017/9781316999516
