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Personal Narratives of Irish and Scottish Migration, 1921–65: ´For Spirit and Adventure´
Angela Mccarthy
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Hardback. Good clean copy in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear but remains very good
Between 1921 and 1965 Irish and Scottish migrants continued to seek new homes abroad. Using the personal accounts of these migrants from letters, interviews, questionnaires, and shipboard journals, together with more traditional documentary sources such as immigration files and maritime records, this book examines the experience of migration and settlement in North America and Australasia. Through a close reading of personal testimonies the author highlights the assorted similarities and differences between the Irish and Scots. Subtle differences rather than yawning cultural gaps are apparent; similarities in attitude and expectation are more common than divergent or unique experiences. The ... Read more
Between 1921 and 1965 Irish and Scottish migrants continued to seek new homes abroad. Using the personal accounts of these migrants from letters, interviews, questionnaires, and shipboard journals, together with more traditional documentary sources such as immigration files and maritime records, this book examines the experience of migration and settlement in North America and Australasia. Through a close reading of personal testimonies the author highlights the assorted similarities and differences between the Irish and Scots. Subtle differences rather than yawning cultural gaps are apparent; similarities in attitude and expectation are more common than divergent or unique experiences. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719073526
SKU
KCW0000734
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Angela Mccarthy
Angela McCarthy is RCUK Academic Fellow/Lecturer in History (Diaspora) at the University of Hull -- .
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