The waning of the green : Catholics, the Irish, and identity in Toronto, 1887-1922 / Mark G. McGowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGowan, Mark George, 1959-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish--Ontario--Toronto--History.

Irish.

Catholics--Ontario--Toronto--History.

Catholics.

Toronto (Ont.)--Ethnic relations.

Toronto (Ont.).

Toronto (Ont.)--History.

Toronto (Ont.)--Church history.

Physical Description:

xiii, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

McGowan traces the evolution of the Catholic community from an isolated religious and Irish ethnic subculture in the late nineteenth century into an integrated segment of English Canadian society by the early twentieth century. English-speaking Catholics moved into all neighbourhoods of the city and socialized with and married non-Catholics. They even embraced their own brand of imperialism: by 1914 thousands of them had enlisted to fight for God and the British Empire. McGowan's detailed and lively portrait will be of great interest to students and scholars of religious history, Irish studies, ethnic history, and Canadian history.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Life in the Queen's City

Prelates, Priests, and Professors: The Rise of a Home-Grown Church

A View from the Pew: Lay Initiative in Toronto

Nurseries of Catholics and Canadians: Toronto's Separate Schools

For God and Country: Lay Associations and Catholic Identity

Tribunes of the People: The Catholic Press, Politics, and Identity

Newcomers and Nationalists: Defending and Extending an English-speaking Catholic Vision

Wearing England's Red: Toronto's Catholics and the Great War, 1914-1919

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

Appendix I

Appendix J

Appendix K

Appendix L

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-405) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85531-X

9786612855313

0-7735-6746-1

OCLC:

1394873058