Irish immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995 / Linda Dowling Almeida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Almeida, Linda Dowling.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Immigrants.

Irish Americans--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Irish Americans.

Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Ireland.

New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995Linda Dowling AlmeidaThe story of one of the most visible groups of immigrants in the major city of immigrants in the last half of the 20th century.""Almeida offers a dynamic portrait of Irish New York, one that keeps reinventing itself under new circumstances."" -- Hasia Diner, New York University""[Almeida's] close attention to changes in economics, culture, and politics on both sides of the Atlantic makes

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Background: When the Irish Ran New York; 2 The 1950s: ""It Was a Great Time in America""; 3 The 1970s: The Interim; 4 The 1980s: The New Irish; 5 The Catholic Church: What Parish Are You From?; 6 Who Are the Irish?; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-205) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612066009

9781282066007

1282066005

9780253108531

0253108535

OCLC:

56610302