audiobook The Religions of the Roman Empire (Aspects of Greek and Roman Life) by John Ferguson in History

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When Ellis Island opened in 1892; nearly four million Irish men and women had already made the journey to America. By the 1990s; Ireland had sent another million or more. New York has been both port of entry and home to the Irish for three centuries. During that time; America's premier city has undergone massive changes; and the Irish―one of the country's oldest ethnic groups―have played a vital part in its history. The New York Irish tackles subjects like the medicalization of anti-immigrant prejudice; entrepreneurship in business; the impact of music and language on ethnic social life; the effect of nationalist movements on local politics; the dynamics of Irish relations with African-Americans; Chinese; and Dominicans; the battle for freedom of religious expression; and the problem of illegal immigration. It offers a fresh perspective on an immigrant people's encounter with the famed metropolis. A joint project of the Irish Institute and the New York Irish History Roundtable