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Social Science Cultural

Celts in the Americas

edited by Michael Newton

Publisher
Cape Breton University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2013
Category
Cultural, Human Geography
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897009758
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $27.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781927492277
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $19.99

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Celtic-speaking peoples of Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Scottish Highlands and Wales played a vital role in the history of Europe and the Americas. Immigrant Celtic communities enjoyed many significant accomplishments explored in this volume: continuing and developing literary traditions, establishing organizations to represent their origins and concerns, and negotiating the political and cultural issues of the day in their own languages.

A new crop of scholarship is reinvigorating Celtic Studies in the Americas by addressing issues of relevance and interest in this geographical and cultural context: race, ethnicity, immigration, imperialism, (post)colonialism and linguistic revitalization. While being firmed rooted in the languages and cultural expressions of Celtic communities, they extend research beyond the conventional framework of the field.

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