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Irish Immigrants to Peru : The Invisible Experience by Gabriela McEvoy (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCork University Press
ISBN-101782050116
ISBN-139781782050117
eBay Product ID (ePID)23071165687
Product Key Features
Number of Pages268 Pages
Publication NameIrish Immigrants to Peru : the Invisible Experience
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
SubjectEthnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Modern / 19th Century, Latin America / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorGabriela Mcevoy
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter I Methodologicaland historical approaches Methodology and Materials Historical Approaches Migration Projects and Attempts Chapter II The Valueof Archives in the Irish "invisibles" 2.1. Invisibility and Anonymity 2.2. Visiting the Past in the "Park of Remembrances" 2.3. An Optimistic View: Construction of the Global Citizen Chapter III Reconstructingthe Irish Experience through Family Histories Chapter IV IrishProjects of Personal Progress: Trade Ventures and Professionalization 4.1. Gallagher O''Connor and his Stake in Peru 4.2. William R. Grace: Different Perspectives 4.2.1. The Irish Immigrant as a Person of Discourse 4.2.2. The Allegorical Personage of Modernization 4.2.3. The Symbolic Figure of the Self-Made Man 4.2.4. Grace: A "pirate" in Peru 4.3. Discourse in operation: Different View and Half-Truths Chapter V ImmigrantIdentities Depicted in Private Letters 5.1. The Material Function of the Private Letter 5.2. The personal within the national Conclusions PhotographAppendix Document Appendix Bibliography
SynopsisIn recent decades, there has been increased interest in the study of Irish immigration into Latin America. This book is the first detailed study of Irish immigration to Peru predominantly throughout the 19th century. Using primary sources such as personal letters, wills, birth, marriage, and death certificates, it creates a bridge between the past and the present that reintroduces Irish immigrants to Peru?s national collective memory.Focusing on representative examples of the different sectors of Irish immigration, it examines the lives of ordinary working-class immigrants who formed part of the first migration projects to Peru, especially during the Great Famine period, whilst also studying the biographies of successful Irish individuals such as John Patrick Gallagher O?Connor and William Russell Grace, who, shortly after arriving in Peru, successfully ventured into the commercial and professional world.The book creates a discursive pathway whereby a handful of Irish immigrants, who took a chance on Peru at the beginning of the nineteenth century, return, metaphorically, to their homeland. It also aims to give a voice to the Irish immigrants who contributed to the construction of Peruvian diversity. The author?s interest on this topic stemmed from a personal curiosity regarding her origins and the reasons for this exodus to Peru, a remote place with few incentives for immigrants. Readers will uncover the lives of Irish individuals who arrived in Peru and likely began a life far from what they expected which collectively had considerable influence on the process of forming modern-day Peru., In recent decades, there has been increased interest in the study of Irish immigration into Latin America. This book is the first detailed study of Irish immigration to Peru predominantly throughout the 19th century. Using primary sources such as personal letters, wills, birth, marriage, and death certificates, it creates a bridge between the past and the present that reintroduces Irish immigrants to Peru's national collective memory. Focusing on representative examples of the different sectors of Irish immigration, it examines the lives of ordinary working-class immigrants who formed part of the first migration projects to Peru, especially during the Great Famine period, whilst also studying the biographies of successful Irish individuals such as John Patrick Gallagher O'Connor and William Russell Grace, who, shortly after arriving in Peru, successfully ventured into the commercial and professional world. The book creates a discursive pathway whereby a handful of Irish immigrants, who took a chance on Peru at the beginning of the nineteenth century, return, metaphorically, to their homeland. It also aims to give a voice to the Irish immigrants who contributed to the construction of Peruvian diversity. The author's interest on this topic stemmed from a personal curiosity regarding her origins and the reasons for this exodus to Peru, a remote place with few incentives for immigrants. Readers will uncover the lives of Irish individuals who arrived in Peru and likely began a life far from what they expected which collectively had considerable influence on the process of forming modern-day Peru., This book is the first detailed study of Irish immigration to Peru examining both the lives of ordinary working-class immigrants, who formed part of the first migration projects, and successful Irish individuals who rose to commercial and professional prominence. Bridging the gap between past and present, it reintroduces Irish immigrants to Peru?s national collective memory and gives voice to a diaspora that collectively influenced the formation of modern-day Peru.
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