The Black and Green Atlantic: Cross-Currents of the African and Irish Diasporas
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Hardcover. For centuries, African and Irish people have traversed the Atlantic, as slaves, servants, migrants, exiles, political organizers and cultural workers. Their experiences intersected; their cultures influenced one another. These essays explore the connections that have defined the 'Black and Green Atlantic' in culture, politics, race and labour. Editor(s): O'Neill, Peter D.; Lloyd, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJD1; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
For centuries, African and Irish people have traversed the Atlantic, as slaves, servants, migrants, exiles, political organizers and cultural workers. Their experiences intersected; their cultures influenced one another. These essays explore the connections that have defined the 'Black and Green Atlantic' in culture, politics, race and labour.
For centuries, African and Irish people have traversed the Atlantic, as slaves, servants, migrants, exiles, political organizers and cultural workers. Their experiences intersected; their cultures influenced one another. These essays explore the connections that have defined the 'Black and Green Atlantic' in culture, politics, race and labour.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230228184
SKU
V9780230228184
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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ANNE GULICK is Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, USA ANTHONY HALE is currently affiliated with Mills College in Oakland, California, USA MARJORIE HOWES is Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Irish Studies programme at Boston College, USA LEE MARGARET JENKINS teaches in the School of English, University College Cork, Republic ... Read more
Reviews for The Black and Green Atlantic: Cross-Currents of the African and Irish Diasporas
“This is quite a comprehensive collection of essays that combine to raise fascinating questions and, as is its predilection, open up the way for further investigation into the complex story of Irish and Black interactions.” (David Doolin, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 26 (1), December, 2017) 'The essays here complicate the received wisdoms about black/Irish relations in a series ... Read more