![]() ![]() ![]() Through ethnographic fieldwork and dexterous theorization, she richly illuminates numerous (sometimes contradictory) dimensions of the experience of being Irish-American and the ideological norms and social practices of one ethnic group's 'race-based tradition.' This book is a significant addition to the literature on Irishness in America., The basis of Nugent Duffy's book is that she divided the Irish into 'Good Paddies' and 'Bad Paddies'. Through ethnographic fieldwork and dexterous theorization, she richly illuminates numerous (sometimes contradictory) dimensions of the experience of being Irish-American and the ideological norms and social practices of one ethnic group's 'race-based tradition.' This book is a significant addition to the literature on Irishness in America." -Diane Negra,University College Dublin, Artfully knitting together the local and the national,Duffy's book is a clear-sighted account of the racial protocols of Irishness. "Artfully knitting together the local and the national, Duffy's book is a clear-sighted account of the racial protocols of Irishness. ![]()
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