This edited volume offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the history of Irish Travellers. Scholars from anthropology, history, literary studies and socio-linguistics explore the methodological problems that arise when a marginalised minority is portrayed by an established and powerful majority population. Each chapter addresses how different sources illuminate settled and Traveller history alike. With new research and perspectives from a number of disciplines, Irish Travellers: Histories and Representations is a welcome consideration of a neglected aspect of Irish society; the relationship between Irish Travellers and the majority, settled population. Although Irish Travellers are a conspicuous minority in contemporary Irish society, their past existence is often ignored. The contributors to this volume demonstrate a range of sources and approaches that prove Travellers deserve a place in the narrative of Ireland. This book will appeal to scholars interested in majority-minority relations generally, and the example of Ireland in particular.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN-10
1847187641
ISBN-13
9781847187642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168317180
Product Key Features
Author
Aoife Bhreatnach, Ciara Bhreatnach
Publication Name
Portraying Irish Travellers : Histories and Representations
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
49.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Da927.4.T72
Reviews
Dr Ciara Bhreatnach is a lecturer at the Department of History, University of Limerick.Dr Aoife Bhreatnach is an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellow at NUI Maynooth.
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Minority Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh