Ireland
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-367-3 (ISBN)
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Fully updated to include all the latest developments in the peace process, this popular guide provides an accessible way to study Ireland's complicated past. Covering all the major evetns, their contexts and their roles in the making of Ireland today, the author pays particular attention to the last 200 years and offers new levels of insight into the complex identity of the Irish people.
Joseph Coohill is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He specialises in the history of 19th century Britain and Ireland.
Acknowledgements; Preface; Pronunciation guide for Irish words; Map; Introduction; 1 Ireland Before 1800; Geography; Prehistoric Ireland; Early Irish society; Early Christian Ireland; The age of the Vikings; Norman Ireland (1169-1300); Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Ireland; Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Ireland (1400-1534); The Tudor conquest; Stuart Ireland (1603-60); Ireland during the Restoration and the Jacobite War (1660-91); Ireland under the Penal Laws (1691-1778); Ireland 1775-1800; Interpretations; 2 O'Connell, Religion and Politics, 1800-48; O'Connell and Catholic emancipation; The Catholic Association and the Catholic Rent; Political Pressure and the granting of emancipation; Repeal; Young Ireland; Economy, society and religion; Interpretations; 3. The Famine, 1845-52; Preconditions; The blight; The coming of famine; The soup; Hunger, disease and emigration; The extension of the Poor Law; New relief policies; Effects; Interpretations; 4. Fenianism and the Land, 1848-81; The three Fs and the Tenant League; Fenianism; The land problem resurfaces; The Land League and the Land War; Religion; Interpretations - Fenianism; Interpretations - Land War; 5. Home Rule, 1870-93; Isaac Butt and the origins of Home Rule; The rise of Parnell; Parnell's fall; Conservative and unionist opposition to Home Rule; Interpretations; 6. Nationalism, Unionism and Irish Identity, 1891-1922; Land refornms continue; Rural and urban life; Gaelic revival; Nationalism and unionism, 1891-1914; War in Europe and war in Ireland, 1914-22; Interpretations; Interpretations - the Easter Rising; Interpretations - partition; Interpretations - nationalism and unionism; 7. The Making of Two Irelands, 1922-66; The Irish Free State, 1922-32; Northern Ireland, 1922-32; The Free State and Eire, 1932-49; Northern Ireland, 1932-66; The Republic of Ireland, 1949-66; Interpretations; 8. Troubles and Triumphs, 1966-2004; The Republic of Ireland, 1966-82; Northern Ireland and the Troubles, 1996-82; Ireland, 1982-2000; The peace process; Social and political life in the Republic; The Good Friday Agreement and beyond; Interpretations; 9. Conclusion: Themes in Irish History; 10.Bibliography and Further Reading; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.7.2005 |
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| Zusatzinfo | map |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85168-367-4 / 1851683674 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85168-367-3 / 9781851683673 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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