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Book SynopsisA comparative history of European emigration.
Trade Review"D.H. Akenson is widely and justifiably regarded as the most distinguished scholar of the history of the Irish diaspora. What characterises the Akenson approach is an engaging style of writing, a deep and seemingly insatiable curiosity about the structures of the past - and how we should understand the complexities of this past on its own terms - and a lightness of touch when it comes to statistics. All these elements are evident in this excellent book ... The true measure of the quality of a work of scholarship like this one is to get people to think, and this Akenson does this with admirable skill and cleverness." Enda Delaney, University of Edinburgh
"This monumental study clearly will have a huge impact in the field. Typically of Akenson, an original thinker of the first order, it debunks many myths, half-truths, and lazy assumptions on the part of historians. However, this isn't simply a book which debunks. It isn't a tract or a treatise. Its central contribution is in offering one of the best (perhaps the very best) comparative history of European emigration." Donald MacRaild, Northumbria University
"...a splendid work that will well reward the attention of anyone interested in the practice of history." Literary Review of Canada
"A remarkable text that weaves statistical analysis with incisive historiographical commentary to produce a lively argument. Summing Up: Highly recommended." Choice
