Postcolonial identities : constructing the "new Irish" / by Jean Ryan and Michael Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryan, C. Jean.

Contributor:

Hayes, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The stranger, the foreigner and the pilgrim are all familiar figures in literature, philosophy, theology and mythology. This figure - travelling the world in search of refuge and sanctuary - is one which has had a particular resonance for many millions of Irish people in recent centuries. This book is a window on a new aspect of the Irish experience that is the "strainséir" or pilgrim. It is one man's story of exile and renewal in a world where the concepts of home, place and diaspora are all...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITIES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHIES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-41318-X

9786612413186

1-4438-1475-X

OCLC:

827209443