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Modern Ireland, 1600-1972
R. F. Foster
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Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy
This survey of the history of modern Ireland begins in 1600, with the end of the Elizabethan wars and the establishment of the Ulster plantation, and ends in 1972, the year in which the Republic joined the EEC and the Stormont parliament in Northern Ireland was suspended. Social, cultural and economic factors are given as much prominence as politics, and there are thematic chapters on such topics as emigration, colonization and ascendency culture. The author incorporates the controversies and conclusions which have emerged over the last 25 years and also presents his own personal view of the emergence of modern ... Read more
This survey of the history of modern Ireland begins in 1600, with the end of the Elizabethan wars and the establishment of the Ulster plantation, and ends in 1972, the year in which the Republic joined the EEC and the Stormont parliament in Northern Ireland was suspended. Social, cultural and economic factors are given as much prominence as politics, and there are thematic chapters on such topics as emigration, colonization and ascendency culture. The author incorporates the controversies and conclusions which have emerged over the last 25 years and also presents his own personal view of the emergence of modern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Allen Lane
Condition
Used, Very Good
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780713990102
SKU
KSG0027695
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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