
Ireland
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Updated with two new chapters expanding the discussion of pre-modern Ireland, as well as developments in the 21st century, this highly accessible and balanced account will continue to provide a valuable resource to all those wishing to acquaint themselves further with the complex identity of the Irish people.
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'Hands-down the best textbook on the market.' -- Patrick McDevitt, Associate Professor at the University of Buffalo 'Fair to both the Nationalist and Unionist tradition.' -- Jeremy Black, University of Exeter 'A brisk and clear introduction to Irish history.' -- Cormac O'Grada, University College DublinMore details
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Pronunciation guide for Irish words
- Map
- Introduction
- One: Ireland: Prehistory to 1534
- 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)
- Interpretations - Ancient & early-medieval Ireland
- Interpretations - Medieval Ireland
- Two: An English Conquest? from the Tudors to the Act of Union
- The Tudors
- 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
- Three: 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
- Four: 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
- Five: 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
- Six: 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
- Seven: Nationalism, Unionism and Irish Identity, 1891-1922
- Land reforms 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
- Eight: The Making of Two Irelands, 1922-66
- The Irish Free State, 1922-32
- Northern Ireland, 1922-32
- The Free State and Éire, 1932-49
- Northern Ireland, 1932-66
- The Republic of Ireland, 1949-66
- Interpretations
- Nine: Troubles and Triumphs, 1966-94
- The Reuplic of Ireland, 1966-82
- Northern Ireland and the Troubles, 1966-82
- Ireland since 1982-94
- The peace process
- Social and political life in the Republic
- Interpretations
- Ten: From the Good Friday Agreement to the 21st Century
- Implementing peace and governance
- Ireland in recent decades
- Eleven: Themes in Irish History
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index
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