Irish in Britain - Hardcover

Jackson, John Archer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0829500340 ISBN 13: 9780829500349

Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1963

Synopsis

Archer Jackson, John. The Irish in Britain. London/ Cleveland, Routledge and Kegan Paul/ The Press of Western Reserve University, 1963. 22.2cm x 14.2cm. xvi, 208 pages. With plates, diagrams and maps. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for Example: Some Important Dates in the History of the Irish in Britain/ The Irish Exodus- Emigration from Ireland Overseas and to the Rest of Great Britain/ The Road to Migration- The Pattern and Background of Ireland and the Causes of Emigration/ Plague, Pestilence and Poverty; Social Factors of Settlement in Britain/ Nineteenth-Centry Toilers' Occupations of the Irish Immigrant since 1800/ The Irish in the Labour Market; Occupations of the Immigrant since 1939/ Settlement and Consolidation- Politics and The Labour Movement, Social Status and Institutional Development/ The Catholic Church- The Relationship of a Central Institution to the Immigrant Community/ Attitudes and Anxieties; The Problem of Prejudice and the Problem of Identity etc. Illustrations include: The Waves of Irish Settlement in England and Wales and in Scotland/ Departure of 'Nimrod' and 'Athlone' Steamers with Emigrants on Board for Liverpool, 1851/ Church Lane, St. Giles, London, 1840/ Irish Harvesters bargaining at Hawes Hirings, Yorkshire, 1961/ Connolly Association Anti-Partition Meeting in Trafalgar Square, 1960/ The Wonderful Monkey of Liverpool etc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul
• Publication date: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0829500340
• ISBN 13: 9780829500349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1