A Greater Ireland: The Land League and Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America by Ely M. Janis

Posted on April 1, 2015 by pagesofjulia

Scholarly examinations of a political movement delve into the nature of the Irish American identity.

A Greater Ireland: The Land League and Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America, by Ely M. Janis, is a concise, meticulously researched examination of one specific thread in a shared Irish and Irish American history: the Irish National Land League of the 1880s. This organization spanned the globe, uniting citizens of both Ireland and the United States in pursuing Irish land reform and self-rule, and had lasting repercussions for Irish American identity and political involvement.

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This review was published on February 27, 2015 by ForeWord Reviews.

My rating: 3 speaking appearances, for tedious readability.

Filed under: book reviews | Tagged: ForeWord Reviews, history, nonfiction, sense of place |

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