Welcoming the stranger : Irish migrant welfare in Britain since 1957 /
This lively book tells the untold story of the crucial work carried out by the Irish Emigrant Chaplaincy on behalf of Irish emigrants in Britain for over half a century. The service was established by the Catholic Church in 1957 and the hidden history revealed in the book includes: political intrigu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sallins [Ireland] :
Irish Academic Press,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Plates; Introduction; Chapter 1; Emigration from Ireland to Britain
- The Start of the Journey; Chapter 2; The Church and Migration: Universal and Local; Chapter 3; Origins of the Irish Emigrant Chaplaincy; Chapter 4; Ministering to Labourers and Hotel Workers; Chapter 5; Reaching out around Britain; Chapter 6; Influencing Housing Policy in Britain; Chapter 7 ; Expansion and Consolidation; Chapter 8; The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO); Chapter 9; The Task Force on Policy Regarding Emigrants; Chapter 10.
- From 2007 OnwardsAfterword; Select Bibliography; Index; Plates.