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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415918251
ISBN-139780415918251
eBay Product ID (ePID)922267
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameHow the Irish Became White
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectGeneral
TypeTextbook
AuthorNoel Ignatiev
Subject AreaHistory
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-024133
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.891/62073
Table Of ContentCONTENTS: 1. Something in the Air; 2. White Negroes and Smoked Irish; 3. The Transubstantiation of an Irish Revolutionary; 4. They Swung Their Picks; 5. The Tumultuous Republic; 6. From Protestant Ascendancy to White Republic
SynopsisIgnatiev traces the tattered history of Irish and African-American relations, revealing how the Irish used labor unions, the Catholic Church and the Democratic party to succeed in American. He uncovers the roots of conflict between Irish-Americans and African-Americans and draws a powerful connection between the embracing of white supremacy and Irish "success" in 19th century American society.