Belfast Politics - Thoughts on the British Constitution (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)

Belfast Politics, arguably one of the most important texts in modern Irish history, appeared in 1794 as a collection of twenty essays outlining a moderate political position in the increasingly polarised politics of 1790s Ireland. It contains the seeds of the so-called 'transformation' of so many late eighteenth-century Ulster radicals into the Unionists of the early nineteenth-century. Although sharing many of the political principles and much of the language which inspired the United Irishmen, including support for the American Revolution and the use of civic humanist and Enlightenment discourse, Bruce and Joy maintained that these ideas were consistent with, and best served within, the framework of the British constitution, and their book was unique in bringing an inclusive notion of 'Britishness' to the mainstream Irish reform movement.

General

Imprint:	University College Dublin Press
Country of origin:	Ireland
Series:	Classics of Irish History
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	April 2005
Authors:	William Bruce • Henry Joy
Editors:	John Bew
Dimensions:	186 x 120 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	Abridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-904558-21-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-904558-21-6
Barcode:	9781904558217

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