A Land of Dreams: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and the Irish in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Maine, 1880–1923 9780773554054
A comparative history of Irish community and identity in St John’s, Halifax, and Portland. A comparative history of Ir
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Table of contents :
Cover
A LAND OF DREAMS
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Irish Diaspora in Comparative Perspective
1 The Setting: St John’s, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Portland, Maine
2 Everyday Irishness: Associational Life, 1880–1910
3 Charitable Relief, the Land League, and Home Rule Nationalism, 1880–1891
4 The Changing Face of Ethnicity: Waning Nationalism and the Catholic Church
5 Reinvented Nationalism: The Third Home Rule Bill, the Ulster Crisis, and the First World War, 1911–1918
6 An Ethnic Resurgence: Engagement with Irish Nationalism, 1919–1923
Conclusion: Understanding Irish Ethnicity in the Diaspora
APPENDICES
A Occupational Categories
B Biographical Details of Members of the Portland Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1912
C Traceable Members of the Portland Land League, 1881–1882
D Provisional Dominion Council of the Self-Determination for Ireland League of Newfoundland, October 1920
E Names and Occupations of the 1920 Portland Friends of Irish Freedom Executive
Notes
Bibliography
Index
