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Autore |
Ryan C. Jean |
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Titolo |
Postcolonial identities [[electronic resource] ] : constructing the "new Irish" / / by Jean Ryan and Michael Hayes |
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Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-41318-X |
9786612413186 |
1-4438-1475-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (111 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITIES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHIES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The stranger, the foreigner and the pilgrim are all familiar figures in literature, philosophy, theology and mythology. This figure - travelling the world in search of refuge and sanctuary - is one which has had a particular resonance for many millions of Irish people in recent centuries. This book is a window on a new aspect of the Irish experience that is the "strainseĢir" or pilgrim. It is one man's story of exile and renewal in a world where the concepts of home, place and diaspora are all... |
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