Examines the relationships among Blacks, Jews, and Irish in the years between the Irish Famine and the end of World War II. This work argues that the cooperative efforts and sympathies among these three groups, each persecuted and subjugated in its own way, was much greater than often acknowledged today.
Focusing on the physicality of texts, this work reexamines modernism through a historicized lens, challenging traditional views that prioritize abstract ideas over tangible forms. Bornstein emphasizes the significance of the material aspects of literary works, arguing that modernism's interpretations are shaped by the physical forms of its texts. By analyzing the original production contexts and evolving transmissions of works by authors such as W. B. Yeats and James Joyce, he reveals a more nuanced understanding of modernism's historical and material complexities.