Irish Americans: The History and Culture of a People (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781610694667)

Virtually every aspect of American culture has been influenced by Irish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia tells the full story of the Irish-American experience, covering immigration, assimilation, and achievement.

The Irish have had a significant impact on America across three centuries, helping to shape politics, law, labor, war, literature, journalism, entertainment, business, sports, and science. This encyclopedia explores why the Irish came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive Irish-American identity was formed. Well-known Irish Americans are profiled, but the work also captures the essence of everyday life for Irish-Americans as they have assimilated, established communities, and interacted with other ethnic groups.

The approximately 200 entries in this comprehensive, one-stop reference are organized into four themes: the context of Irish-American emigration; political and economic life; cultural and religious life; and literature, the arts, and popular culture. Each section offers a historical overview of the subject matter, and the work is enriched by a selection of primary documents.

Author: William E. Watson
ISBN-10: 161069466X
ISBN-13: 9781610694667
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.92lbs
Size: 10.15h x 7.71w x 1.46d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2015 pg. 130
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1484