The Irish Way
Becoming American in the Multiethnic City
$61.68
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2013
Summary
In the newest volume in the award-winning Penguin History of American Life series, James R. Barrett chronicles how a new urban American identity was forged in the streets, saloons, churches, and workplaces of the American city. This process of “Americanization from the bottom up” was deeply shaped, Barrett argues, by the Irish.
From Lower Manhattan to the South Side of Chicago to Boston’s North End, newer waves of immigrants and African Americans found it nearly impossible to avoid th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143122807 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143122800 |
| Author: | James R. Barrett |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 139mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Penguin History of American Life |
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Critics Review
” The Irish Way will be of high interest to anyone who cherishes the old industrial cities of America and, of course, the Irish story.”
“Richly detailed, often fascinating … a very absorbing work of social history.” — The Wall Street Journal
“A fast-paced tour.” — The Boston Globe
“The Irish Way will be of high interest to anyone who cherishes the old industrial cities of America and, of course, the Irish story.” — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Barrett has written an excellent, bottom-up survey of the Irish experience over the past two centuries … he is most successful in describing the Americanization of policemen, teachers, nuns, and even gang leaders. This is a superior ethnic study that will have value for both scholars and general readers.” — Booklist
“Portraying colorful characters like New York reformer politician boss Timothy Sullivan and showing how the blending of African-American and Irish dance resulted in tap dancing, Barrett gives us an authoritative, fact-filled analysis.” — Publishers Weekly
About The Author
James R. Barrett
James R. Barrett is a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism and lives in Champaign, Illinois.
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