The Irish in Manchester c.1750-1921 : resistance, adaptation and identity /

The book examines the development of the Irish community in Manchester, one of the most dynamic cities of nineteenth-century Britain. Based on research into a wide variety of local sources, it examines the process by which the Irish came to be blamed for all the ills of the industrial revolution and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Busteed, M. A. (Mervyn Austen), 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Irish > England > Manchester > History.
Industrial revolution > England > Manchester > History.
Irlandais > Angleterre > Manchester > Histoire.
Révolution industrielle > Angleterre > Manchester > Histoire.
British & Irish History.
HISTORY > Historical Geography.
Ethnic relations
Industrial revolution
Irish
Manchester (England) > Ethnic relations > History.
England > Manchester
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The book examines the development of the Irish community in Manchester, one of the most dynamic cities of nineteenth-century Britain. Based on research into a wide variety of local sources, it examines the process by which the Irish came to be blamed for all the ills of the industrial revolution and the ways in which they attempted to cope with a sometimes actively hostile environment. It discusses the nature and degree of residential segregation in one notable Irish district and the role of the Catholic Church as a source of spiritual comfort and the base for a dense network of mutual aid and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781784996994
1784996998

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