Overview

For most of the 19th century, the Irish formed the largest non-French ethnic group in central Canada and their presence was particularly significant in Ontario. Donald Akenson argues that, despite the popular conception of the Irish as a city people, those who settled in Ontario were primarily rural and small-town dwellers. Akenson also suggests that by using Ontario as a ""historical laboratory"" it is possible to make valid assessments of the real differences between Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics.

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If the Irish Ran the World deals with an important topic and a little-studied island. It is especially valuable in allowing us a glimpse at a highly unstable world where ethnicity was important but was defined in very fluid ways. Akenson's work is also important in providing much fresh information about a far-flung area of empire. Trevor Burnard, Department of History, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

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Donald Harman Akenson is Douglas Professor of Canadian and Colonial History at Queen's University.

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