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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Page 76
... English in the 1550s , and their depictions of Scythians and Tartars , transhumance farmers , as representing the lowest rung of civilisation , were widely read by the English colonists and referred to in the works of colonial ...
... English in the 1550s , and their depictions of Scythians and Tartars , transhumance farmers , as representing the lowest rung of civilisation , were widely read by the English colonists and referred to in the works of colonial ...
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... English , but also on behalf of other powers ( understood as stemming from the English repression that generated the exile of the Wild Geese ) . What is specific to the racialisation of Irish Americans is not only their confrontation ...
... English , but also on behalf of other powers ( understood as stemming from the English repression that generated the exile of the Wild Geese ) . What is specific to the racialisation of Irish Americans is not only their confrontation ...
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... English and Irish , Protestants and Catholics , of both nationalities , were in direct competition . The result was greater conflict around the labour market . Yet in Glasgow , where the labour market was based on industry , a division ...
... English and Irish , Protestants and Catholics , of both nationalities , were in direct competition . The result was greater conflict around the labour market . Yet in Glasgow , where the labour market was based on industry , a division ...
Contents
Table | 2 |
Suggested Specific Characteristics of Irish Racism | 28 |
Indicators of Potential Labour Supply | 37 |
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