'Reshaping' Atlantic Connections: Ireland and Irish America 1917-1921

This New Study Offers Unique Insights Into The Variety Of Irish American Identities And Nationalist Ideologies As Well As On The Larger Question Of What If Meant To Be 'ethnic' In The U.s. During And After America's Entry Into World War 1. 'reshaping' Atlantic Connections Uses The Mission Of The American-born Irish Leader Eamon De Valera To The U.s. From June 1919 To December 1920 To Explore These Questions. Dr. Cosi Argues That On The Basis Of De Valera's American Mission, Neither Ireland Nor Irish America Can Be Understood As A Separate Entity. When The Two Are Analysed Together, Fresh Prespectives Emerge On The Nature Of Diaspora, Especially In Its Political Dimensions. Atlantic Connections: Ireland And Irish America -- The Internationalism Of The Irish Question And The Mission Of Eamon De Valera In 1919 -- 'remapping Irish America: De Valera Tours The United States -- Irish And Irish American Nationalisms: Comparisons, Contrasts, Tensions -- Rethinking Irish American And 'reshaping' The Atlantic Connections Or Irish Nationalism -- Epilogue Gessica Cosi. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-251)