{"product_id":"9781742235530","title":"A New History of the Irish in Australia","description":"Author: Dianne Hall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742235530\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards 2019: History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish immigrants  although despised as inferior on racial\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand religious\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egrounds and feared as a threat to national\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esecurity  were one of modern Australia's most influential founding peoples.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his landmark 1986 book \u003ci\u003eThe Irish in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick O'Farrell argued that the Irish were central to the evolution of Australia's national character through their refusal to accept a British identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New History of the Irish in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fresh approach. It draws on source materials not used until now and focuses on topics previously neglected, such as race, stereotypes, gender, popular culture, employment discrimination, immigration restriction, eugenics, crime and mental health.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book also considers the Irish in Australia within the worldwide Irish diaspora. Elizabeth Malcolm and Dianne Hall reveal what Irish Australians shared with Irish communities elsewhere, while reminding us that the IrishAustralian experience was  and is  unique.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A necessary corrective to the false unity of the term \"Anglo-Celtic\", this beautifully controlled and clear-sighted intervention is timely and welcome. It gives us not just a history of the Irish in Australia, but a skilful account of how identity is formed relationally, often through sectarian, class, ethnic and racial divisions. A masterful book.'\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u0026amp;nbsp;Professor Rnn McDonald, University of Melbourne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839812161694,"sku":"ADS-9781742235530","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742235530.jpg?v=1778827206","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742235530","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}