{"product_id":"the-irish-empire","title":"Patrick Bishop: The Irish Empire [2000] hardback","description":"The Irish Empire is the sumptuous companion to BBC2's new five-part series on the Irish diaspora.The story of the Irish diaspora represents a great historical triumph of the human spirit. Ireland has a present population of 4 million, but it can claim 70 million descendants world-wide-70 million people whose families turned tragedy into triumph, by fleeing poverty, hunger, political and religious oppression and started a new life in far-flung lands. These descendant's devotion to their homeland has created a strong sense of identity which makes it possible to talk in more than just a metaphorical sense of an Irish Empire.From the origins of the scattering of the Irish over the centuries, to the dreams of a mythical home nurtured by so many Irish migrants today, The Irish Empire is a penetrating exploration of the Irish diaspora, and of how the Irish succeeded in turning exile abroad into opportunity and, finally, world-wide recognition.","brand":"Bishop, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48949052113235,"sku":"XV80752213958","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":46949079908691,"sku":"XG80752213958","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-irish-empire","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}