A clearly written analysis of Irish emigration worldwide.
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Indispensable for every student in the field. -- Times Literary Supplement
This is an unfrightening book, and while no doubt ideal as a 'primer' for academics approaching the subject, also a useful conspectus for the interested layman who means to go no further. -- Books Ireland
This seminnal book is an important introduction to discussions about the diaspora because of its cautionary approach to the subject and its unbiased representation of every facet of it. -- Irish University Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
This is an unfrightening book, and while no doubt ideal as a 'primer' for academics approaching the subject, also a useful conspectus for the interested layman who means to go no further. -- Books Ireland
This seminnal book is an important introduction to discussions about the diaspora because of its cautionary approach to the subject and its unbiased representation of every facet of it. -- Irish University Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Donald Harman Akenson, Professor of History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, is one of the world's leading authorities on Irish history. He received his B.A. from Yale and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He has published more than 20 books, and has received awards, including Canada's highest award, the Molson Prize.
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Akenson strives to refute Kerby Miller's thesis that emigrating Irish saw themselves as exiles. He does so by examining emigrants' experiences in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand besides the U.S.A.
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