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Ireland and Empire: Colonial Legacies in Irish History and Culture
Stephen Howe
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Description for Ireland and Empire: Colonial Legacies in Irish History and Culture
hardcover. Many analyses of Ireland's past and present are couched in colonial terms. For some, it is the only framework for understanding Ireland, others reject the label. This study evaluates and analyzes the situation, ranging from ancient and medieval past to 1990s literary and postcolonial theory. Num Pages: 342 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
A growing band of historians, political commentators, and cultural critics has sought to analyse Ireland'past and present in colonial terms. For some, including Irish Republicans, it is the only proper framework for understanding Ireland. Others reject the very use of the colonial label for Ireland's history; while using the term for the present arouses outrage, especially amongst Ulster Unionists. This book evaluates and analyses these controversies, ranging from debates over the ancient and medieval past to those in current literary and postcolonial theory. Scholarly, at times polemical, it is the most comprehensive study of these themes ever to appear, and ... Read more
A growing band of historians, political commentators, and cultural critics has sought to analyse Ireland'past and present in colonial terms. For some, including Irish Republicans, it is the only proper framework for understanding Ireland. Others reject the very use of the colonial label for Ireland's history; while using the term for the present arouses outrage, especially amongst Ulster Unionists. This book evaluates and analyses these controversies, ranging from debates over the ancient and medieval past to those in current literary and postcolonial theory. Scholarly, at times polemical, it is the most comprehensive study of these themes ever to appear, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198208259
SKU
KSG0033526
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Reviews for Ireland and Empire: Colonial Legacies in Irish History and Culture
A lucid and acute analysis of the various debates about colonialism and Ireland ... In identifying and delineating the debate(s), he [Howe] has saved the rest of us a lot of painful and largely unrewarding labour. In addition, he has provided us with some witty scholarly entertainment along the way. What more could we ask?
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