Ray O'Hanlon

Broschiertes Buch

Unintended Consequences

The Story of Irish Immigration to the U.S. and How America's Door Was Closed to the Irish

Beschreibung

Unintended Consequences reveals how America's door closed on legal Irish immigration in the 1960s, and how America's Irish mounted a counterattack when nation-changing political forces were sweeping the country during the era of civil rights, political assassinations, and the Vietnam War.

Autor

Ray O'Hanlon is the editor of the New York City-published Irish Echo newspaper. A native of Dublin, O'Hanlon has reported from four continents in a newspaper career spanning forty-one years. In addition to his work as a reporter and editor, O'Hanlon has been a frequent contributor to US, Irish and British media outlets reporting on Ireland, Irish American affairs, and Anglo-Irish relations. His book, The New Irish Americans (1998) was the recipient of a Washington Irving Book Award, and The South Lawn Plot, his first fiction work, was published in 2011.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Irish Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9781785373787
• ISBN-10: 1785373781
• Artikelnr.: 60401431