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Race in modern Irish literature and culture /

This book sets out to expose through a combination of literary, cultural and historical analysis the fictive nature of Irish monoculturalism and to probe figurations of racial identity, racial difference, and foreignness in Irish culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brannigan, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
English literature > Irish authors > History and criticism.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Multiculturalism > Ireland.
Racism > Ireland.
Ireland > In literature.
Ireland > Race relations.
Kulturelle Identität.
Literatur.
Rasse.
Irland.
Description
Summary:This book sets out to expose through a combination of literary, cultural and historical analysis the fictive nature of Irish monoculturalism and to probe figurations of racial identity, racial difference, and foreignness in Irish culture.
Physical Description:ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748638833 (hbk.)
0748638830 (hbk.)