Patterns of Migration Vol 1

by Patrick O'Sullivan

Book Overview

The Irish have emigrated in vast numbers for centuries. More than any other Europeans they have been obliged to transplant, maintain and develop a national culture in novel, indifferent or hostile surroundings. This series of six books is an account of their various experiences all over the world. It is a comprehensive synthesis - drawing on history, geography, social science, and studies of literature, music and the arts to provide a detailed picture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071851422X
• ISBN13: 9780718514228
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Leicester University
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.