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How the Irish Became White
Noel Ignatiev
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Description for How the Irish Became White
Paperback. Tells the story of how the oppressed became the oppressors; how Irish immigrants achieved acceptance among an initially hostile population in America, only by proving that they could be more brutal in their oppression of African Americans than the nativists. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
'...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called `path breaking,' `seminal,' `essential,' a `must read.' How the Irish Became White is such a study.' John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachussetts, Amherst The Irish came to America in the eighteenth century, fleeing a homeland under foreign occupation and a caste system that regarded them as the lowest form of humanity. In the new country - a land of opportunity - they found a very different form of social hierarchy, one that was based ... Read more
'...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called `path breaking,' `seminal,' `essential,' a `must read.' How the Irish Became White is such a study.' John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachussetts, Amherst The Irish came to America in the eighteenth century, fleeing a homeland under foreign occupation and a caste system that regarded them as the lowest form of humanity. In the new country - a land of opportunity - they found a very different form of social hierarchy, one that was based ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415963091
SKU
V9780415963091
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About Noel Ignatiev
Noel Ignatiev (b. 1940) is best known for his call to abolish the white race. He was a co-founder and co-editor of the journal Race Traitor (an anthology from which won an American Book Award), and a co-founder of the New Abolitionist Society. He teaches history at the Massachusetts College of Art. American History
Reviews for How the Irish Became White
'...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called `path breaking,' `seminal,' `essential,' a `must read.' How the Irish Became White is such a study.' - John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachussetts, Amherst