The Irish in the Caribbean

Auteurs

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v8i0.3721

Mots-clés :

Irish Immigration, Caribean, Colonization.

Résumé

This paper is a historical account of the Irish immigration and colonization in the 1600s. It also analyses how the Irish turned from white slaves into an Irish entrepreneurial class in the 18th century.

Biographie de l'auteur

  • James E. Doan, Nova Southeastern University

    JAMES E. DOAN is Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale. He obtained his Ph.D. in Folklore and Celtic Studies from Harvard University in 1981 and has published widely in the areas of Celtic literature, folklore and mythology, and the arts. He has served as Secretary of the American Conference for Irish Studies, US. Secretary/Treasurer of IASIL, Celtic Studies Representative on the MLA Executive Committee, and President of the South Florida Irish Studies Consortium. He was a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo in March 1997.

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Publiée

2006-06-17

Numéro

Vol. 8 (2006): ABEI Journal 8

Rubrique

Culture and History

Comment citer

Doan, J. E. (2006). The Irish in the Caribbean. ABEI Journal, 8, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v8i0.3721