The Americanisation of Ireland: Migration and Settlement, 1841-1925 by David Fit

Description: The Americanisation of Ireland by David Fitzpatrick This rigorous and accessible study explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland. Using Irish census schedules and American passport applications to assemble a vivid picture of a changing Irish society, this book offers surprising insights into Irelands growing population of American-born residents. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Irish emigration to America is one of the clichés of modern Irish history; much less familiar is the reverse process. Who were the people who chose to return to Ireland? What motivated them? How did this affect Irish society? While many European countries were somewhat Americanised in this period, the Irish case was unique as so many Irish families had members in America. The most powerful agency for Americanisation, therefore, was not popular culture but circumstantial knowledge and personal contact. David Fitzpatrick demonstrates the often unexpected ways in which the reverse effects of emigration remoulded Irish society, balancing original demographic research with fascinating individual profiles to assemble a vivid picture of a changing Ireland. He explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland, and offers penetrating insights into its growing population of American-born residents. Author Biography David Fitzpatrick (1948–2019) was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin where he lectured from 1979 to 2015. He pioneered many fields within modern Irish history, including the analysis of personal testimony to illuminate migration and the Irish diaspora, the Irish experience of revolution and civil war as revealed in local sources, the transformative impact of the First World War, and the underlying affinities between Irelands Protestant and Catholic communities. His understanding of such complexities was enhanced by living in Belfast from 1999 to 2019. His most recent books included Descendancy: Irish Protestant Histories since 1795 (2014) and Ernest Blythe in Ulster: The Making of a Double Agent? (2018). Table of Contents Prologue; Irelands American question; 1. Beyond emigration; 2. Cosmopolitan Ireland, 1841–1911; 3. America on show, 1901–1911: profile; 4. America on show: people; 5. America on show: special cases; 6. Americans in Leitrim, 1901–1911: profile; 7. Americans in Leitrim: people; 8. Visitors from America, 1914–1925: profile; 9. Visitors from America: motives; 10. Visitors from America: faces; Epilogue; Questions unanswered. Review This splendid study is classic Fitzpatrick: a mixture of imaginative, and sometimes provocative, question-framing with rigorous hypothesis testing. Reverse migration is a topic rarely touched in Irish historical work; this will be recognised as a genuinely seminal work. Donald H. Akenson, Queens University, OntarioHistorians have assumed that the Irish returned from America in tiny numbers. In a book filled with brilliant insights and vivid details, Fitzpatrick demonstrates that reverse migration was considerable and had a significant impact. Drawing strikingly original conclusions from statistical sources, he offers a major new interpretation of Irish migration history. Kevin Kenny, New York UniversityStatistically rich and based on a range of sources, this provocative study challenges how we currently perceive returned migrants and urges a new exploration of the field. Fitzpatrick provides the map and there is no doubt that this book will lead to further reinterpretations of the Americanisation of Irish society. Maria Luddy, University of WarwickChallenging orthodoxies of Ireland as an insular sender of emigrants, Fitzpatricks original study reverses priorities to explore those who came to Ireland. An original study of rich empirical quality, this book reframes our study of migratory cultures in post-Famine Ireland. Donald M. MacRaild, University of RoehamptonA highly original study by one of Irelands greatest historians. Making imaginative use of a rich body of archival sources and demographic data, this ground-breaking study of the returned Yank raises important new questions about the relationship between migration and modernity. Fearghal McGarry, Queens University, BelfastFitzpatricks methodology of collating statistics, alongside common sense deduction, paints this fascinating picture of America in Ireland. David Doolin, Family & Community HistoryIn the Americanization of Ireland the late Fitzpatrick (formerly, Trinity College Dublin) breaks new ground in the study of migration to and from Ireland … imaginative and rigorous … suggesting a new area of research for other scholars. W. H. Mulligan Jr., ChoiceMigration historians will have much to ponder as they delve into Fitzpatricks data. It is as impressive as it is illustrative. But they will not be the only ones. Fitzpatrick has also unearthed an important set of issues that he has engaged in his previous work and that rising generations of scholars would be wise to revisit in light of his data-driven story of return migration. Patrick Griffin, Journal of British Studies Promotional This rigorous and accessible study explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland. Review Quote This splendid study is classic Fitzpatrick: a mixture of imaginative, and sometimes provocative, question-framing with rigorous hypothesis testing. Reverse migration is a topic rarely touched in Irish historical work; this will be recognised as a genuinely seminal work. Donald H. Akenson, Queens University, Ontario Promotional "Headline" This rigorous and accessible study explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland. Description for Bookstore This rigorous and accessible study explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland. Using Irish census schedules and American passport applications to assemble a vivid picture of a changing Irish society, this book offers surprising insights into Irelands growing population of American-born residents. Description for Library This rigorous and accessible study explores the transformative impact of reverse migration from America to post-Famine Ireland. Using Irish census schedules and American passport applications to assemble a vivid picture of a changing Irish society, this book offers surprising insights into Irelands growing population of American-born residents. Details ISBN1108486495 Author David Fitzpatrick Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 1108486495 ISBN-13 9781108486491 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation Trinity College Dublin DEWEY 304.841507309034 Publication Date 2019-12-19 Pages 270 Short Title The Americanisation of Ireland Language English UK Release Date 2019-12-19 AU Release Date 2019-12-19 NZ Release Date 2019-12-19 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 10 Maps; 80 Halftones, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white Subtitle Migration and Settlement, 1841–1925 Alternative 9781316999516 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:150504603;

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