Twenty Years of Irish American Historiography.

HISTORIOGRAPHY; IRISH people; IRISH Americans; EMIGRANTS & Exiles: Ireland & the Irish Exodus to North America (Book); MILLER, Kerby A.; EMIGRATION & immigration; IMMIGRANTS; UNITED States history

The article presents an analysis of the book "Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North American," by Kerby Miller. It cites several criticism to the book, particularly the emphasis of pre-migration culture among Irish migrants in the U.S. It offers a brief survey of historical scholarship on the American Irish since Miller wrote his book. It examines the process of migration, the colonial period of American history, labor and race, the interaction of the Irish with other immigrant and ethnic groups in the nation, and the emergence of new transnational contexts for Irish American history.