On the edge: The Irish in Britain as a troubled and troubling presence in the work of Jimmy McGovern and Alan Bleasdale

Irish Studies Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-64

  Free, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alan Bleasdale; Irish in britain; Jimmy McGovern; Television drama

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951926537     PISSN: 09670882     EISSN: 14699303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670882.2011.541648     Document Type: Article

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