Life History and the Irish Migrant Experience in Post-War England: Myth, Memory and Emotional Adaption

By Barry Hazley

Book Overview

This book makes innovative use of migrant life histories to further understanding the role of memory in the production of migrant identities. Offering a fresh perspective on the post-war Irish experience in England, it develops Popular Memory Theory to illuminate how migrants' 'recompose' the self in response to the emotional challenges migration

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526163756
• ISBN13: 9781526163752
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"