A Greater Ireland : The Land League and Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America / Ely M. Janis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janis, Ely M., author.

Series:

History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.

History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Ireland--History--19th century.

Land tenure.

Irish Americans--Societies, etc--History--19th century.

Irish Americans.

Irish Americans--Political activity--History--19th century.

Irish Americans--Ethnic identity--History--19th century.

Irish Americans--History--19th century.

United States--History--1865-1921.

United States.

Ireland--History--1837-1901.

Ireland.

Land League (Ireland).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the early 1880s a continual interaction of events, ideas, and people in Ireland and the United States created a "Greater Ireland" spanning the Atlantic that profoundly impacted both Irish and American society. In A Greater Ireland: The Land League and Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America, Ely M. Janis closely examines the Irish National Land League, a transatlantic organization with strong support in Ireland and the United States. Founded in Ireland in 1879 against the backdrop of crop failure and agrarian unrest, the Land League pressured the British government to reform the Irish landholding system and allow Irish political self-rule. The League quickly spread to the United States, with hundreds of thousands of Irish Americans participating in branches in their local communities. As this "Greater Ireland" flourished, new opportunities arose for women and working-class men to contribute within Irish-American society. Exploring the complex interplay of ethnicity, class, and gender, Janis demonstrates the broad range of ideological, social, and political opinion held by Irish Americans in the 1880s. Participation in the Land League deeply influenced a generation that replaced their old county and class allegiances with a common cause, shaping the future of Irish-American nationalism.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Transatlantic Origins of the Land League; 1. The "Uncrowned King of Ireland": Charles Stewart Parnell's 1880 Mission to America; 2. "An Agitator of the Best Kind": Michael Davitt and the Rise of the Land League in the United States; Part II. The Effect of the Land League in the United States; 3. From Plymouth Rock to the Golden Gate: The Growth and Spread of the Land League in the United States

4. "Ireland to Us Is Father and Mother and America Is the Wife": Conservative Irish-American Nationalism, the Land League, and the Quest for Respectability5. "Spreading the Light": Patrick Ford, Irish-American Radical Nationalism, and the Land League; 6. "Let Us Rise to Action": Gender, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Ladies' Land League in the United States; Part III. The End of the Land League; 7. "Ireland Is Fighting Humanity's Battle": The No-Rent Manifesto, Land Nationalization, and the Radical Challenge in the United States

8. The Road from Kilmainham Jail: The Death of the Land League and the Triumph of Conservative Irish Nationalism in the United States and IrelandEpilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780299301231

0299301230

OCLC:

898477227