Racism In The Irish ExperienceIreland’s unique position as the only state in the European Union to have been colonised, coupled with the ambivalent experiences of Irish people within the British Empire, means that issues of ‘race’ in Ireland are overlaid by complex social and historical forces. This book is a unique analysis of the racialisation of Irish identities. The author examines key phases in the historical development of an Irish 'racial' consciousness, including 16th century colonisation and 19th century immigration to America and Great Britain. He then examines the legacy of this relationship, both in terms of the new migration into Ireland and relations with indigenous minorities -- travellers and Irish Jews. Garner explores the problematic links between nationalist ideologies and racism. He assesses the economic, social and political factors framing the experience of minorities in contemporary Ireland, and places these in a broader European context. |
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... Indian wars ( Finerty , 1961 ) . The Irish and the Germans comprised a disproportionate share of infantrymen in the nineteenth century . There were around 144,000 Irish - born members of the Union army and 30,000 Irishmen among the ...
... Indian wars ( Finerty , 1961 ) . The Irish and the Germans comprised a disproportionate share of infantrymen in the nineteenth century . There were around 144,000 Irish - born members of the Union army and 30,000 Irishmen among the ...
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... India is more interesting , including as it does individual missionaries , philanthropists , and activists like Besant and Cousins ( Kapur , 1997 ) . Irish nationalists had already shown support for the Boers ( and thus implicit support ...
... India is more interesting , including as it does individual missionaries , philanthropists , and activists like Besant and Cousins ( Kapur , 1997 ) . Irish nationalists had already shown support for the Boers ( and thus implicit support ...
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... India , 130 , 137 , 202 Indian National Congress , 202 Indians , 59 , 62 , 132 , 184 Indian wars , 104-5 , see also Native Americans Industrial Development Agency ( IDA ) Ireland , 42 , 59 Ingolsby , Brian , 57 ( see also Department of ...
... India , 130 , 137 , 202 Indian National Congress , 202 Indians , 59 , 62 , 132 , 184 Indian wars , 104-5 , see also Native Americans Industrial Development Agency ( IDA ) Ireland , 42 , 59 Ingolsby , Brian , 57 ( see also Department of ...
Contents
Table | 2 |
Suggested Specific Characteristics of Irish Racism | 28 |
Indicators of Potential Labour Supply | 37 |
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