Modern Irish history was determined by the rise, expansion, and
decline of the British Empire. And British imperial history, from
the age of Atlantic expansion to the age of decolonization, was
moulded in part by Irish experience. But the nature of Ireland's
position in the Empire has always been a matter of contentious
dispute. Was Ireland a sister kingdom and equal partner in a larger
British state? Or was it, because of its proximity and strategic
importance, the Empire's most subjugated colony? Contemporaries
disagreed strongly on these questions, and historians continue to
do so. Questions of this sort can only be answered historically:
Ireland's relationship with Britain and the Empire developed and
changed over time, as did the Empire itself. This book offers the
first comprehensive history of the subject from the early modern
era through the contemporary period. The contributors seek to
specify the nature of Ireland's entanglement with empire over time:
from the conquest and colonization of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, through the consolidation of Ascendancy rule in the
eighteenth, the Act of Union in the period 1801-1921, the emergence
of an Irish Free State and Republic, and eventual withdrawal from
the British Commonwealth in 1948. They also consider the
participation of Irish people in the Empire overseas, as soldiers,
administrators, merchants, migrants, and missionaries; the
influence of Irish social, administrative, and constitutional
precedents in other colonies; and the impact of Irish nationalism
and independence on the Empire at large. The result is a new
interpretation of Irish history in its wider imperial context which
is also filled with insights on the origins, expansion, and decline
of the British Empire. This book offers the first comprehensive
history of Ireland and the British Empire from the early modern era
through the contemporary period. The contributors examine each
phase of Ireland's entanglement with the Empire, from conquest and
colonisation to independence, along with the extensive
participation of Irish people in the Empire overseas, and the
impact of Irish politics and nationalism on other British colonies.
The result is a new interpretation of Irish history in its wider
imperial context which is also filled with insights on the origins,
expansion, and decline of the British Empire. SERIES DESCRIPTION
The purpose of the five volumes of the Oxford History of the
British Empire was to provide a comprehensive study of the Empire
from its beginning to end, the meaning of British imperialism for
the ruled as well as the rulers, and the significance of the
British Empire as a theme in world history. The volumes in the
Companion Series carry forward this purpose by exploring themes
that were not possible to cover adequately in the main series, and
to provide fresh interpretations of significant topics.
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