Griffintown : identity and memory in an Irish diaspora neighbourhood / Matthew Barlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barlow, Matthew, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Ethnic identity--History--20th century.

Irish.

Neighborhoods--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Neighborhoods.

Collective memory--Québec (Province)--Montréal.

Collective memory.

History.

Ethnicity.

Griffintown (Montréal, Québec)--History--20th century.

Griffintown (Montréal, Québec).

Griffintown (Montréal, Québec)--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 249 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2017.

Summary:

"This vibrant biography of Griffintown, an inner-city Montreal neighbourhood, brings to life the history of Irish identity in the legendary enclave. As Irish immigration dwindled in the early twentieth century, Irish culture in the city became diasporic, reflecting an imagined homeland. Focusing on the power of memory to shape community, Matthew Barlow finds that, despite sociopolitical pressures and a declining population, the spirit of this ethnic quarter was nurtured by the men and women who grew up there. Today, as Griffintown attracts renewed interest from artists, scholars, and tourists, this textured analysis reveals how public memory defines our urban centres."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Nations and nationalism in Griffintown, 1900-14

Griffintown from the First World War to Irish independence, 1914-22

The last stand of Irish-Catholic Griffintown, 1929-45

The death of Griffintown, 1945 75

The Griffintown Commemorative Project, 1991-2010.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Barlow, Matthew, 1973-, author. Griffintown.

ISBN:

9780774834339

0774834331

OCLC:

963913672