Death in the Diaspora British and Irish Gravestones - Studies in British and Irish Migration

As British and Irish migrants sought new lives in the Caribbean, Asia, North America and Australasia, they left a trail of physical remains where settlement occurred. Between the 17th and 20th centuries, gravestones and elaborate epitaphs documented identity and attachment to their old and new worlds. This book expands upon earlier examination of cultural imperialism to reveal how individuals, kinship groups and occupational connections identified with place and space over time. With analyses based on gravestones and memorial markers in the UK and Ireland, Australasia, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the contributors explore how this evidence can inform 21st-century ideas about the attachments that British and Irish migrants had to 'home' - in both life and death.

ISBN:	9781474473798
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Published date:	31 Aug 2022
DEWEY:	393.109171241
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	370g
Height:	155mm
Width:	233mm
Spine width:	19mm

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