Portraying Irish travellers : histories and representations / edited by Ciara Breathnach and Aoife Breathnach.
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TextPublication details: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2007.Description: xiii, 117 p., [2] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1847180558 (hbk.)
- 9781847180551 (hbk.)
- 305.5 BRE
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 305.5 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000162918 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.