Description
| Product ID: | 9780717184828 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IE |
| Title: | The Tribe |
| Subtitle: | The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in US Politics |
| Authors: | Author: Caitriona Perry |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Social and political philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Political ideologies and movements, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political leaders and leadership, Political structures: democracy, Political parties and party platforms, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Political economy, Social & political philosophy, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Political ideologies, Elections & referenda, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Political parties, Pressure groups & lobbying, Political economy, Ireland, North America, District of Columbia (Washington, DC), Washington state, Political, socio-economic & strategic groupings, 21st century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From JFK to Trump, Irish American voters have played a pivotal role in US politics, but is their influence on the wane? The Tribe provides a definitive, clear-eyed look at Irish American voters. In The Tribe, Caitríona Perry is on familiar ground, returning to Washington and the green strongholds of the United States. Irish Americans were once considered kingmakers in local and national elections, but generations of assimilation and rising numbers of newer immigrants have diluted that power. Many even argue that the concept of an Irish vote is dead. But through exclusive interviews with powerful Irish American insiders, including President Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump’s former Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Trump’s Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Congressman Joe Kennedy III, legendary Boston mayor Ray Flynn and many more, a clear sense that the Irish are still wielding valuable soft power at the highest levels of US politics emerges. Here, Caitríona Perry gets to the heart of the source and effectiveness of Irish power and influence in America and how it could, or should, evolve. |
| Imprint Name: | Gill Books |
| Publisher Name: | Gill |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-10-11 |
