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Leaving the North: Migration and Memory, Northern Ireland 1921-2011
Johanne Devlin Trew
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Description for Leaving the North: Migration and Memory, Northern Ireland 1921-2011
Paperback. The first book to survey the history of Northern Ireland migration from partition in 1921 to the present, including the personal stories of individuals who emigrated to many destinations abroad, some of whom later returned. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Leaving the North is the first book that provides a comprehensive survey of Northern Ireland migration since 1921. Based largely on the personal memories of emigrants who left Northern Ireland from the 1920s to the 2000s, approximately half of whom eventually returned, the book traces their multigenerational experiences of leaving Northern Ireland and adapting to life abroad, with some later returning to a society still mired in conflict. Contextualised by a review of the statistical and policy record, the emigrants’ stories reveal that contrary to its well-worn image as an inward-looking place – 'such narrow ground' – Northern Ireland has ... Read more
Leaving the North is the first book that provides a comprehensive survey of Northern Ireland migration since 1921. Based largely on the personal memories of emigrants who left Northern Ireland from the 1920s to the 2000s, approximately half of whom eventually returned, the book traces their multigenerational experiences of leaving Northern Ireland and adapting to life abroad, with some later returning to a society still mired in conflict. Contextualised by a review of the statistical and policy record, the emigrants’ stories reveal that contrary to its well-worn image as an inward-looking place – 'such narrow ground' – Northern Ireland has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781383063
SKU
V9781781383063
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-6
About Johanne Devlin Trew
Johanne Devlin Trew is Lecturer in the School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy at the University of Ulster.
Reviews for Leaving the North: Migration and Memory, Northern Ireland 1921-2011
Reviews 'Johanne Devlin Trew’s recent book on migration from Northern Ireland is that increasingly rare thing in Irish diaspora studies: research that addresses a genuinely glaring gap in the literature. Leaving the North could hardly be more timely. While it is quickly attaining the status of a core text in Irish migration studies, it is to be hoped that it ... Read more