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Sightlines
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- Book Synopsis
- It is the 1960s, and Ireland is hoping to join what will later become the European Union. The government has devised a plan to stem emigration and save the Irish language by supporting small factories in the Gaeltacht, traditional Irish-speaking villages in remote western areas. But is the plan working? With her signature humor and charm, Eileen Kane transports the reader to County Donegal with a detailed account of rural Irish life during this period of rapid change. This is a story about people living beyond the margins of maps, boundaries, language groups, and government departments - people bound by borders that have little or no correspondence to their own cultural, economic, and historical margins. Ultimately, it is a story about life on the edges, and the places and people who fall outside them.
- About The Author
- Eileen Kane is an applied anthropologist who established and chaired the first department of anthropology in Ireland. She is the author of Trickster.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781487544997
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, (06 October 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 340
- Weight
- 460 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 19 mm
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