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“The” Oxford History of Ireland

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Robert F. Foster
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Oxford University Press, 2001 - History - 346 pages
Few countries can boast as compelling a history as Ireland. This volume captures all the varied legacies of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities and the first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change and creativity, right up to the present day. Written by a team of scholars--all of whom are native to Ireland--this book offers the most authoritative account of Irish history yet published for the general reader.

Emphasizing the paradoxes and ambiguities of Irish history, this book presents a more realistic picture than other histories. It explores, for example, the reasons behind the intense regional variations in agriculture, prosperity, and political affiliation in so small a land, and shows why Victorian norms prevail in certain areas of twentieth-century life. It also examines more familiar themes--such as the recurrent religious strife and the shaping of new political entities--and offers a special section on the interaction between Irish history and its rich literary tradition. Wide-ranging and highly readable, this vivid view of Ireland will entertain and inform anyone interested in this fascinating and colorful island nation.
  

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An excellent book, the standout contribution being Declan Kiberd's chapter on Irish literature. Read full review

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User Review  - Aya - Goodreads

somewhere in the first 50 pages Foster refers to mercenaries as 'ubiquitous'...but actually we don't see many of them. Cromwell is also dismissed rather quickly. At the same time, points of this ... Read full review

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Contents

The Norman Invasion and the Gaelic Recovery
44
Early Modern Ireland c 15001700
88
Ascendancy and Union
134
Ireland Since 1870
174
Irish Literature and Irish History
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[1] As well as early biographies of Charles Stewart Parnell and Lord Randolph Churchill, Foster is the editor of The Oxford History of Ireland (1989) and ...
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Donnchadh Ó Corráin,"Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland,"The Oxford History of Ireland, ed. rf Foster (1989; Oxford: Oxford UP, 1992) 1-43. ...
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American Chronicle | Ireland's Revisionist Historians: A ...
Foster is the author of The Oxford History of Ireland, and the Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, and other quasi-historical works. ...
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About the author (2001)


R. F. Foster is Professor of Irish History at Oxford University and the author of a number of books, including Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life.

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