Famine Pots - The Choctaw-Irish Gift Exchange, 1847-Present (Paperback)

The remarkable story of the money sent by the Choctaw to the Irish in 1847 is one that is often told and remembered by people in both nations. This gift was sent to the Irish from the Choctaw at the height of the Great Irish Famine, just sixteen years after the Choctaw began their march on the Trail of Tears toward the areas west of the Mississippi River. Famine Pots honours that extraordinary gift and provides further context about and consideration of this powerful symbol of cross-cultural synergy through a collection of essays and poems that speak volumes of the empathy and connectivity between the two communities. As well as signalling patterns of movement and exchange, this study of the gift exchange invites reflection on processes of cultural formation within Choctaw and Irish society alike, and sheds light on long-time concerns surrounding spiritual and social identities. This volume aims to facilitate a fuller understanding of the historical complexities that surrounded migration and movement in the colonial world, which in turn will help lead to a more constructive consideration of the ways in which Irish and Native American Studies might be drawn together today.

General

Imprint:	Cork University Press
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	September 2020
Editors:	LeAnne Howe • Padraig Kirwan
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-78205-429-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-78205-429-4
Barcode:	9781782054290

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