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The Road to Home Rule. Anti-Imperialism and the Irish National Movement.
Paul A. Townend
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Hardback. In the 1870s and 1880s, in Irish eyes, misrule by British officials and absentee landlords mirrored imperial oppression across the globe. Paul Townend shows that a growing critique of British imperialism shaped a rapidly evolving Irish political consciousness and was a crucial factor giving momentum to the Home Rule and Land League campaigns. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
In the 1870s and 1880s, as the United Kingdom avidly built its empire in Asia and Africa, its rampant expansionism came under the scrutiny of its first and oldest colony, Ireland. Some Irish considered themselves loyal subjects and proud participants in the imperial enterprise, but others drew sharp analogies between the crown’s ongoing conquests of distant lands and its centuries-old oppression of their homeland. The Irish were aware of how the British army had brutally suppressed Afghans, Egyptians, Zulus, and Boers—and how returning troops were then redeployed to quash dissent in Ireland. In Irish eyes, misrule by British officials and ... Read more
In the 1870s and 1880s, as the United Kingdom avidly built its empire in Asia and Africa, its rampant expansionism came under the scrutiny of its first and oldest colony, Ireland. Some Irish considered themselves loyal subjects and proud participants in the imperial enterprise, but others drew sharp analogies between the crown’s ongoing conquests of distant lands and its centuries-old oppression of their homeland. The Irish were aware of how the British army had brutally suppressed Afghans, Egyptians, Zulus, and Boers—and how returning troops were then redeployed to quash dissent in Ireland. In Irish eyes, misrule by British officials and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299310707
SKU
V9780299310707
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About Paul A. Townend
Paul A. Townend is a professor of British and Irish history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He is the author of Father Mathew, Temperance, and Irish Identity and the coeditor of Ireland in an Imperial World.
Reviews for The Road to Home Rule. Anti-Imperialism and the Irish National Movement.
“A bold and original interpretation in which empire emerges as the essential context—rather than a mere sideshow or backdrop—for the rise of Irish nationalism. To find the origins of Home Rule, we will now need to look not simply at the internal politics of the United Kingdom but at Irish responses to events in India, Egypt, Sudan, and South Africa.”—Kevin ... Read more