Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The Irish Tinkers: The Urbanization Of An Itinerant People

4.1/5 ( ratings)

This edition of The Irish Tinkers focuses on the Tinkers' attempts to cope with the changes that the development and modernization of rural Ireland have forced upon them. Gmelch lucidly describes the Tinkers' cityward migration, their adaptation to their new urban environment, and the drive by government and others to settle them. The Tinkers represent a classic case of a small, powerless society struggling to cope with a new lifestyle that threatens to overwhelm them.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Waveland Press

Release: January 01, 1985

ISBN: 0881331589

ISBN 13: 9780881331585

The Irish Tinkers: The Urbanization Of An Itinerant People

4.1/5 ( ratings)

This edition of The Irish Tinkers focuses on the Tinkers' attempts to cope with the changes that the development and modernization of rural Ireland have forced upon them. Gmelch lucidly describes the Tinkers' cityward migration, their adaptation to their new urban environment, and the drive by government and others to settle them. The Tinkers represent a classic case of a small, powerless society struggling to cope with a new lifestyle that threatens to overwhelm them.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Waveland Press

Release: January 01, 1985

ISBN: 0881331589

ISBN 13: 9780881331585

More books from George Gmelch

Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Tasting the Good Life: Wine Tourism in the Napa Valley

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Inside Pitch: Life in Professional Baseball

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Behind the Smile: The Working Lives of Caribbean Tourism

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Baseball without Borders: The International Pastime

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In the Field: Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In the Field: Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Irish Travellers: The Unsettled Life

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Parish Behind God's Back: The Changing Culture of Rural Barbados

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?