Caribbean Irish Connections Interdisciplinary Perspectives |
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| Editor:
| Donnell, Alison
McGarrity, Maria
O'Callaghan, Evelyn |
| Foreword by:
| Beckles, Hilary McD |
| ISBN: | 978-976-640-504-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of the West Indies Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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There has been an Irish presence within the Caribbean since at least the 1620s and yet the historical and cultural dimensions of this encounter remain relatively under-researched and are often conceived of in reductive terms by crude markers such as red legs or poor whites. This collection explores how the complications and contradictions of Irish-Caribbean relations are much richer and deeper than previously recognized.
There has been an Irish presence within the Caribbean since at least the 1620s and yet the historical and cultural dimensions of this encounter remain relatively under-researched and are often conceived of in reductive terms by crude markers such as red legs or poor whites. This collection explores how the complications and contradictions of Irish-Caribbean relations are much richer and deeper than previously recognized.