ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of Ireland and the Americas

Edited by JAMES P. BYRNE, PHILIP COLEMAN and JASON KING

This encyclopedia will be a valuable tool for a wide cross-section of readers, including:

* University students of history, literature, politics, international relations, economics, business, film, cultural studies and the humanities in general;

* undergraduate and postgraduate university students specialising in American Studies, Irish Studies, Canadian Studies, Central and South American Studies, post-colonial studies, peace studies, and Latin-American studies;

* upper-level high-school students in Irish literature, history and culture, politics, economics, civics, and the humanities;

*lay readers interested in all aspects of Irish-American transatlantic contact and exchange.

The editors of this three-volume multi-disciplinary work are currently seeking contributors for a wide range of entries, from William J. Bennett to Ronald Reagan, Dion Boucicault to U2, Andrew Carnegie to Michael Smurfit.

Authors interested in contributing to this unique and important project should contact the editors at the following email address for further information and details regarding the full list of entries. (A short writing sample and cv should be sent if possible.)

irishamericanrelations@yahoo.co.uk