Griffintown by Matthew Barlow PAPERBACK 9780774834346

Griffintown\nby Matthew Barlow\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Matthew Barlow\nTitle: Griffintown\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: MN - University of British Columbia Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9780774834346\nISBN-10: 077483434X\nRRP: \u00A325.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis vibrant biography of Griffintown, an inner-city Montreal neighbourhood, brings to life the history of Irish identity in the legendary enclave. As Irish immigration dwindled by the late nineteenth century, Irish culture in the city became diasporic, reflecting an imagined homeland. Focusing on the power of memory to shape community, Matthew Barlow finds that, despite sociopolitical pressures and a declining population, the spirit of this ethnic qu.