320 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Notions of diaspora are central to contemporary debates about 'race', ethnicity, identity and nationalism. Yet the Irish diaspora, one of the oldest and largest, is often excluded on the grounds of 'whiteness'. Outsiders Inside explores the themes of displacement and the meanings of home for these women and their descendants. Juxtaposing the visibility of Irish women in the United States with... Read more
Introduction 1 Diaspora: key concepts and contexts 2 Outside the Pale: Irish women in the United States of America 3 Inside the Pale: constructions of Irish women's place in Britain 4 Material lives in Britain: geographical contexts of settlement and work 5 Everyday encounters: lived realities of racialisation in post-war Britain 6 Meanings of home: identities and belonging 7 Doubled relationships of displacement and placement: Irish women in Bolton, Conclusion
Biography
Bronwen Walter is Senior Lecturer in Social Geography at Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge. She is a leading researcher of the Irish in Britain.
