Few writers have asked how the notion of an Irish-American ethnic identity in contemporary America can be reconciled with five; six; or seven generations of intermarriage and assimilation over the last century and a half. This study; based on interviews with 500 people of Irish ancestry; aims to discover in what senses the present-day descendants of nineteenth-century Irish immigrants possess distinctive social practices and ways of seeing the world.
#9734187 in Books Oxford University Press; USA 2000-09-07Original language:English 8.50 x .80 x 5.50l; #File Name: 0195793277236 pages
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