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My last name withstanding, I deeply identify with my Irish heritage. I lived in Galway and received a master's degree in Culture & Colonialism and my time there also impacted my understanding of the international impact that particular country has had on world history. That's why I'm excited about the new book entitled "Aiding Ireland: The Great Famine and the Rise of Transnational Philanthropy" 🍀 Here's the synopsis from NYU Press: Famine brought ruin to the Irish countryside in the nineteenth century. In response, people around the world and from myriad social, ethnic, and religious backgrounds became involved in Irish famine relief. They included enslaved Black people in Virginia, poor tenant farmers in rural New York, and members of the Cherokee and Choctaw nations, as well as plantation owners in the US south, abolitionists in Pennsylvania, and, politicians in England and Ireland. Most of these people had no personal connection to Ireland. For many, the famine was their first time participating in distant philanthropy. Aiding Ireland investigates the Irish famine as a foundational moment for normalizing international giving. Anelise Hanson Shrout argues that these diverse men and women found famine relief to be politically useful. Shrout takes readers from Ireland to Britain, across the Atlantic to the United States, and across the Mississippi to Indian Territory, uncovering what was to be gained for each group by participating in global famine relief. Aiding Ireland demonstrates that international philanthropy and aid are never simple, and are always intertwined with politics both at home and abroad. #StPatricksDay
Tasha Van Vlack
9mo
Planning to head to galway in may! Recommended things not to miss??? Off the beaten path stuff is my favourite ♥️
Eric Obernauer
9mo
The first letter of my last name notwithstanding, there isn't a single part of me or my lineage that's Irish 😀 But I've long marveled at how certain societies and peoples around the world have managed to exert a lasting cultural influence beyond what any reasonable understanding of world history would lead one to expect. Ireland, a nation-state about the size of Indiana, certainly seems like a prime example. I was reminded of this in my former job as a newspaper reporter, when I had the occasion to cover one of the largest celebrations of Irish culture on the East Coast: https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2014/09/14/irish-eyes-smile-on-annual/4032848007/ The staying power of Irish culture, holidays and folkways around the world is quite remarkable.
Justin McCord
9mo
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Just finished reading this - it's really good!