Making the Irish American

Informationen zum Autor J.J. Lee (Editor) J.J. Lee is Director of Glucksman Ireland House, Glucksman Professor of Irish Studies, and professor of history, at New York University. He is the author of the award-winning Ireland 1912-1985: Politics and Society . Marion Casey (Editor) Marion R. Casey is Clinical Professor of Irish Studies and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of History at New York University and co-editor of Making the Irish American History and Heritage of the Irish in the United States . Klappentext "Most will find this book alone as satisfying as a plate of praties or an endearing tin-whistle tune." --Foreword Magazine"This lavish compendium looks at the Irish and America from a variety of perspectives." --USA Today"For anyone with the slightest interest in the history of Irish immigrants in America, Lee and Casey's book is a wonderful foundation on which to build a knowledge base."--Northeast Book Reviews"From the double-meaning of its title to its roster of impressive contributors, Making the Irish American is destined for the bookshelves of all readers who aim to keep up on Irish-American history." --Irish America"For the astute editorial selection of the number of general and somewhat specialized articles, expertise of the authors, and documentation in articles and appendices plus notes and biographies, Making the Irish American is a major text tying together this field of ethnic studies with American history and social history."--Midwest Book ReviewIrish America- a land of pubs, politics, music, stories and St. Patricks Day. But of course, it's also so much more....Making the Irish American is one of the most comprehensive books of its kind."--NYU Today"In Making the Irish American, editors J.J. Lee and Marion R. Casey have compiled an illustrated 700-page volume that traces the history of the Irish in the United States and shows the impact America has had on its Irish immigrants and vice versa. The book's 29 articles deal with various aspects of Irish-American life, including labor and unions, discrimination, politics, sports, entertainment and nationalism, as well as the future of Irish America. Among the contributors are Calvin Trillin, Pete Hamill, Daniel Patrick Moynihanand the editors." --Associated Press"This massive volume, copublish Zusammenfassung Featuring 29 classic and original essays on the turbulent! vital! and fascinating story of the Irish in America ...

Autorentext
J.J. Lee (Editor)
J.J. Lee is Director of Glucksman Ireland House, Glucksman Professor of Irish Studies, and professor of history, at New York University. He is the author of the award-winning Ireland 1912-1985: Politics and Society.
Marion Casey (Editor)
Marion R. Casey is Clinical Professor of Irish Studies and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of History at New York University and co-editor of Making the Irish American History and Heritage of the Irish in the United States.


Klappentext
"Most will find this book alone as satisfying as a plate of praties or an endearing tin-whistle tune." --Foreword Magazine"This lavish compendium looks at the Irish and America from a variety of perspectives." --USA Today"For anyone with the slightest interest in the history of Irish immigrants in America, Lee and Casey's book is a wonderful foundation on which to build a knowledge base."--Northeast Book Reviews"From the double-meaning of its title to its roster of impressive contributors, Making the Irish American is destined for the bookshelves of all readers who aim to keep up on Irish-American history." --Irish America"For the astute editorial selection of the number of general and somewhat specialized articles, expertise of the authors, and documentation in articles and appendices plus notes and biographies, Making the Irish American is a major text tying together this field of ethnic studies with American history and social history."--Midwest Book ReviewIrish America- a land of pubs, politics, music, stories and St. Patricks Day. But of course, it's also so much more....Making the Irish American is one of the most comprehensive books of its kind."--NYU Today"In Making the Irish American, editors J.J. Lee and Marion R. Casey have compiled an illustrated 700-page volume that traces the history of the Irish in the United States and shows the impact America has had on its Irish immigrants and vice versa. The book's 29 articles deal with various aspects of Irish-American life, including labor and unions, discrimination, politics, sports, entertainment and nationalism, as well as the future of Irish America. Among the contributors are Calvin Trillin, Pete Hamill, Daniel Patrick Moynihanand the editors." --Associated Press"This massive volume, copublish

Zusammenfassung
Featuring 29 classic and original essays on the turbulent, vital, and fascinating story of the Irish in America

Inhalt
List of Illustration; Preface; Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Interpreting Irish America / J. J. Lee The Irish Background 2 Modern Ireland: An Introductory Survey / Eileen Reilly Foundations 3 Scots Irish or Scotch-Irish / David Noel Doyle; 4 The Irish in North America, 17761845 / David Noel Doyle; 5 The Remaking of Irish-America, 18451880 / David Noel Doyle Conflicts of Identity 6 Ulster Presbyterians and the Two Traditions in Ireland and America / Kerby A. Miller; 7 Religious Rivalry and the Making of Irish-American Identity / Irene Whelan; 8 Address to the Ulster-Irish Society of New York, 1939 / Henry Noble MacCracken; 9 American-Irish Nationalism / Kevin Kenny; 10 Refractive History: Memory and the Founders of the Emigrant Savings Bank / Marion R. Casey;11 Ubiquitous Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 18401930 / Margaret Lynch-Brennan; 12 Labor and Labor Organizations / Kevin Kenny; 13 Race, Violence, and Anti-Irish Sentiment in the Nineteenth Century / Kevin Kenny Popular Expressions of Identity 14 Irish-American Popular Music / Mick Moloney; 15 The Irish and Vaudeville / Robert W. Snyder; 16 Irish Traditional Music in the United States / Rebecca S. Miller; 17 Before Riverdance: A Brief History of Irish Step Dancing in America / Marion R. Casey; 18 Irish-American Festivals / Mick Moloney; 19 Irish Americans in Sports: The Nineteenth Century / Ralph Wilcox; 20 Irish Americans in Sports: The Twentieth Century / Larry McCarthy Reflections 21 The Irish (1963, 1970) / Daniel Patrick Moynihan; 22 Once We Were Kings (1999) / Pete Hamill; 23 Democracy in Action (1988) / Calvin Trillin; 24 Irish America, 19402000 / Linda Dowling Almeida; 25 Twentieth-Century American Catholicism and Irish Americans / Thomas J. Shelley; 26 The Fireman on the Stairs: Communal Loyalties in the Making of Irish America / Timothy J. Meagher; 27 The Tradition of Irish-American Writers: The Twentieth Century / Daniel J. Casey and Robert E. Rhodes; 28 Looking for Jimmy (1999) / Peter Quinn; 29 The Future of Irish America (2000) / Peter Quinn Appendix: The Irish in the U.S. Census: An Explanatory Note; Contributors; Permissions; Index

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