Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995

Name: Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995
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ISBN: 9780253108531

ISBN-10: 0253108535

ISBN-13: 9780253108531

Edition: 2001

Authors: Linda Dowling Almeida

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Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995 Linda Dowling Almeida The story of one of the most visible groups of immigrants in the major city of immigrants in the last half of the 20th century. "Almeida offers a dynamic portrait of Irish New York, one that keeps reinventing itself under new circumstances." -- Hasia Diner, New York University "[Almeida's] close attention to changes in economics, culture, and politics on both sides of the Atlantic makes [this book] one of the more accomplished applications of the 'new social history' to a contemporary American ethnic group." -- Roger Daniels, University of Cincinnati It is estimated that one in three New York City residents is an immigrant.…

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List price: $9.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/22/2001
Pages: 224
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long
Language: English

Linda Dowling Almeida is an Adjunct Professor of History at New York University. She received her BA and MA degrees from Boston College and her Ph.D. from NYU. She has published articles on the "New Irish" in America. She is a long-time member of the New York Irish History Roundtable and edited Volume 8 of the journal NEW YORK IRISH HISTORY.



Introduction


The Background: When the Irish Ran New York


The 1950s: "It Was a Great Time in America"


The 1970s: The Interim


The 1980s: The New Irish


The Catholic Church: What Parish Are You From?


Who Are the Irish?


Conclusion


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index