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Nineteenth-century Ireland: The Search for Stability
D. George Boyce
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Paperback. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Nineteenth-century Ireland began and ended in armed revolt. The bloody insurrections of 1798 were the proximate reasons for the passing of the Act of Union two years later. The 'long nineteenth century' lasted until 1922, by which time the institutions of modern Ireland were in place against a background of the Great War, the Ulster rebellion and the armed uprising of nationalist Ireland. The years between 1800 and 1922 were an attempt to make the union work. In the words of Professor Boyce's subtitle, they represented a search for stability - the hope that, in an imperial structure, the ethnic, ... Read more
Nineteenth-century Ireland began and ended in armed revolt. The bloody insurrections of 1798 were the proximate reasons for the passing of the Act of Union two years later. The 'long nineteenth century' lasted until 1922, by which time the institutions of modern Ireland were in place against a background of the Great War, the Ulster rebellion and the armed uprising of nationalist Ireland. The years between 1800 and 1922 were an attempt to make the union work. In the words of Professor Boyce's subtitle, they represented a search for stability - the hope that, in an imperial structure, the ethnic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717116218
SKU
KJE0002315
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About D. George Boyce
D. George Boyce is Professor of Political Theory and Government at University College Swansea
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