The Irish Experience Since 1800: A Concise HistoryM.E. Sharpe This rich and readable history of modern Ireland covers the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural dimensions of the country's development from the origins of the Irish Question to the present day. In this edition, a new introductory chapter covers the period prior to Union and a new concluding chapter takes Ireland into the twenty-first century. All material has as been substantially revised and updated to reflect more recent scholarship as well as developments during the eventful years since the previous edition. The text is richly supplemented with maps, photographs, and an extensive bibliography. There is no comparable brief, multidimensional history of modern Ireland. |
Contents
Englands Conquest of Ireland | 3 |
2 Catholic Emancipation 18011829 | 28 |
3 Repeal and British Politics 18301845 | 41 |
4 Famine and Fenianism 18451870 | 61 |
5 Home Rule and the Land War 18701882 | 82 |
6 Home Rule and British Politics 18821906 | 97 |
7 Currents and Crises in Irish Nationalism 18801914 | 111 |
8 Wars of Liberation 19141921 | 128 |
A Reluctant Dominion | 143 |
Continuity and Change in Irish Life | 165 |
Adjusting to a European Future | 194 |
A Continuing Crisis in the Conflict of Cultures | 214 |
13 Ireland into the TwentyFirst Century | 235 |
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About the Authors | 288 |
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