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The Boston Irish : a political history / Thomas H. O'Connor

The Boston Irish : a political history / Thomas H. O'Connor Hardcover - 1995

by O'Connor, Thomas H. (1922-)

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Boston : Northeastern University Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 363 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Summary: According to Thomas O'Connor, Irish political dominance in Boston grew out of generations of bitter and unyielding conflict between Yankees and Irish Catholic immigrants. Unlike the Irish in other American cities, the settlers in Boston encountered a homogenous, long-established Anglo-Saxon population openly hostile toward the Irish and all things Roman Catholic. O'Connor charts the course of the Irish's growing political influence in Boston against the background of this clash between two different cultures. He argues that Irish politicians established a distinct philosophy of government that often shifted from traditional Democratic leadership to local neighborhood populism. Subjects: Irish Americans Massachusetts Boston Politics and government. Politics and government. Boston (Mass.) Politics and government. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
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  • Title The Boston Irish : a political history / Thomas H. O'Connor
  • Author O'Connor, Thomas H. (1922-)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Boston : Northeastern University Press, Boston
  • Date 1995
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 324253
  • ISBN 9781555532208 / 1555532209
  • Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.41 x 1.16 in (23.72 x 16.28 x 2.95 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Ethnic Orientation: Irish
    • Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
    • Locality: Boston-Worcester, Mass.
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94-24984
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.461

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According to Thomas O'Connor, Irish political dominance in Boston grew out of generations of bitter and unyielding conflict between Yankees and Irish Catholic immigrants. Unlike the Irish in other American cities, the settlers in Boston encountered a homogenous, long-established Anglo-Saxon population openly hostile toward the Irish and all things Roman Catholic. O'Connor charts the course of the Irish's growing political influence in Boston against the background of this clash between two different cultures. He argues that Irish politicians established a distinct philosophy of government that often shifted from traditional Democratic leadership to local neighborhood populism.

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/01/1995, Page 450
  • Library Journal, 05/01/1995, Page 115
  • New York Times, 07/16/1995, Page 25
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/17/1995, Page 45

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