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First published in 1991, Parnell in Perspective is a collection of
essays exploring the ideas and political style of Charles Stewart
Parnell. Divided into two parts, the book explores Parnell’s
career in detail and investigates the parliamentary and personal
qualities that led to his reputation as ‘The Uncrowned King of
Ireland’. It will appeal to those with an interest in Irish and
British political and social history.
This wide-ranging collection brings together multiple perspectives
on a key period in Irish history, from the Fenian Rising in 1867 to
the creation of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1921,
with a focus on the formation of Irish identity. The chapters,
written by team of experts, focus on key individuals or ideological
groups and consider how they perceived Ireland's future, what their
sense of Irish identity was, and who they saw as the enemy.
Providing a new angle on Ireland during the period from 1867 to
1921, this book will be important reading for all those with an
interest in Irish history.
First published in 1991, Parnell in Perspective is a collection of
essays exploring the ideas and political style of Charles Stewart
Parnell. Divided into two parts, the book explores Parnell's career
in detail and investigates the parliamentary and personal qualities
that led to his reputation as 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland'. It
will appeal to those with an interest in Irish and British
political and social history.
D. George Boyce rejects the idea that Irish nationalism, or any
other kind, simply "happened" at a particular time. he argues that
it was the result of a long and gradually developing tradition that
owed much to many diverse groups in Irish society. Boyce identifies
the chief characteristics of Irish nationalism as a sense of race,
religion, and territorial integrity, all of which were influenced
profoundly by the power of England. The book explains how Irish
nationalists had to struggle to overcome regionalism, passivity,
rural backwardness, limited horizons, class differences and
religious conflict, and how, in seeking a common denominator that
would enable them to mobilize the "nation," nationalist leaders
sacrificed their fundamental goal--the creation of an Irish nation
that would embrace all classes and creeds of Irishmen.
This updated edition considers the development of nationalism in
the light of recent political events and places the pheneomenon of
nationalism in its contemporary European setting, stressing issues
of language and religion.
These pioneering essays provide a unique study of the development
of political ideas in Ireland from the seventeenth to the twentieth
century. The book breaks away from the traditional emphasis in
Irish historiography on the nationalism/unionism debate to focus
instead on previously neglected areas such as the role of the
Scottish Enlightenment and early Irish socialism and conservatism.
A wide range of original primary sources are used from pamphlets to
journalism, devotional tracts to poetry.
This wide-ranging collection brings together multiple perspectives
on a key period in Irish history, from the Fenian Rising in 1867 to
the creation of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1921,
with a focus on the formation of Irish identity. The chapters,
written by team of experts, focus on key individuals or ideological
groups and consider how they perceived Ireland's future, what their
sense of Irish identity was, and who they saw as the enemy.
Providing a new angle on Ireland during the period from 1867 to
1921, this book will be important reading for all those with an
interest in Irish history.
Defenders of the Union is a concise and readable overview of the history and contentious politics of Unionism and the affect it has had on Anglo-Irish relations over the last two hundred years. It is an essential guide to this confusing topic and covers key areas such as: * definition of unionism * establishment of the union * Unionist literature * loyalists since 1972.
This work provides a comprehensive overview of the contentious
politics of Unionism and the effects it has had on the relationship
between Britain and Ireland over the past two centuries. By
considering the history of Unionism, the Act of Union of 1801 and
its aftermath, it provides a significant guide to these historical
events and the continuing legacies which they have created. This
book looks at the way the Union has affected Anglo-Irish and
Catholic-Protestant relations and also considers its social,
cultural and economic effects on Irish and British life. Key
aspects which are discussed include: definition of Unionism;
establishment of the Union; defending the union; and Protestant
Churches and opposition to Home Rule.
Based on extensive historical, literary and political research,
this text examines the relationship between ideas and political and
social reality. It explains why the aspirations of Irish
nationalism have failed to modify the facts of Irish political
conflict and sectarian division. For this revised edition,
Professor Boyce has added a new final chapter which considers the
development of nationalism in both parts of Ireland in the light of
the most recent political events and places the phenomenon of
nationalism in its contemporary and European setting.
Revisionism has been an important issue in Irish history for several years, as more or less partisan accounts of the Irish past have been rewritten and 'rescued' by journalists and historians of different political persuasions. This text book brings together distinguished historians from Ireland. Each contributor tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history and: * examines its historiography * assesses the context of new interpretations * considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas * offers their own interpretation The introduction outlines the history of the revisionist controversy and places Ireland within a historical and contemporary context.
Revisionism has been an important issue in Irish history for several years, as varying partisan accounts of the Irish past have been rewritten and 'rescued' by journalists and historians of different political persuasions. This volume brings together distinguished historians of Ireland, each of whom tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history since the eighteenth century and: * examines its historiography * assesses the context of new interpretations * considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas * offers their own interpretation Topics covered are not only of historical interest but, in the context of recent revisionist debates, of contemporary political significance. These original contributions take account of new evidence and perspectives, as well as up-to-date historical methodology. Their combination of synthesis and analysis represent a valuable guide to the present state of the writing of modern Irish history.
These pioneering essays provide a unique study of the development
of political ideas in Ireland from the seventeenth to the twentieth
century. The book breaks away from the traditional emphasis in
Irish historiography on the nationalism/unionism debate to focus
instead on previously neglected areas such as the role of the
Scottish Enlightenment and early Irish socialism and conservatism.
A wide range of original primary sources are used from pamphlets to
journalism, devotional tracts to poetry.
How societies use the past is one of their most revealing traits.
Using this insight "Ireland's Polemical Past" examines how the
inhabitants of nineteenth and twentieth-century Ireland plundered
their pasts for polemical reasons. The ten essays explore how
revolutionaries, politicians, churchmen, artists, tourists and
builders (among others) used the Irish past in creating and
justifying their own position in contemporary society. The result
is a varied portrait of the problems and tensions in nineteenth and
early twentieth-century society that these people tried to solve by
resorting to the Irish past for inspiration and justification to
make their world work. This is a book that will appeal to those who
have an interest in the making of modern Ireland as well as those
concerned with writing about the Irish past at any level.
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