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Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
Seamas O Siochain
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Paperback. Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century is a contribution to the intellectual history of Ireland and to the history of human sciences. It seeks to document a selected yet systematic set of views on Ireland as ‘Other’ during the nineteenth century. The contributors represent a range of academic disciplines, and of the ten chapters, six comprise the views on Ireland (social, cultural and political) of significant thinkers from outside the island. The selected thinkers are: Gustave de Beaumont (1802–66), friend of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59); John Stuart Mill (1806–73); Harriet Martineau (1802–76); Sir Henry Maine (1822–88); Karl Marx (1818–83) and Friedrich Engels (1820–95); and James Anthony Froude (1818–94). The two significant themes of Celticism and Race – constructs through which the Irish were frequently viewed – are also included in separate chapters, in which attention will be given to the thought of Matthew Arnold and Robert Knox. All of this is accompanied by an historical Introduction by R. V. Comerford and a concluding Afterword by Peter Gray. READERSHIP: Students and academics of Irish history as well as the general reader. EDITOR: Séamas Ó Síocháin is a former senior lecturer in anthropology at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, and the author of Roger Casement: Imperialist, Rebel, Revolutionary and joint editor of The Eyes of Another Race: Roger Casement’s Congo Report and 1903 Diary. CONTRIBUTORS: Peter Bowler, Ciaran Brady, R. V. Comerford, Brian Conway, Dermot Dix, Graham Finlay, Tom Garvin, Peter Gray, Andreas Hess, Michael R. Hill, Chandana Mathur, Séamas Ó Síocháin, George CONTENTS: Introduction: Ireland’s Nineteenth Century, Vincent Comerford; Gustave de Beaumont: Ireland’s Alexis de Tocqueville, Tom Garvin and Andreas Hess; John Stuart Mill and Ireland, Graham Finlay; Harriet Martineau and Ireland, Brian Conway and Michael R. Hill; Sir Henry Maine and the Survival of the Fittest, Séamas Ó Síocháin; The Irish Question in Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’s Writings on Capitalism and Empire, Chandana Mathur and Dermot Dix; Destinies Intertwined: The Metaphysical Unionism of James Anthony Froude, Ciaran Brady; Race Theory and the Irish, Peter J. Bowler; Celticism: Macpherson, Matthew Arnold and Ireland, George J. Watson; Afterword by Peter Gray; Notes; Bibliography; Index
"Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century" is a contribution to the intellectual history of Ireland and to the history of the human sciences. It seeks to document a selected yet systematic set of views on Ireland as 'Other' during the nineteenth century. Of its ten chapters, six comprise the views on Ireland (social, cultural and political) of significant thinkers from outside the island. The selected thinkers are: Gustave de Beaumont (1802-66), friend of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59); John Stuart Mill (1806-73); Harriet Martineau (1802-76); Sir Henry Maine (1822-88); Karl Marx (1818-83) and Friedrich Engels (1820-95); James Anthony Froude ... Read more
"Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century" is a contribution to the intellectual history of Ireland and to the history of the human sciences. It seeks to document a selected yet systematic set of views on Ireland as 'Other' during the nineteenth century. Of its ten chapters, six comprise the views on Ireland (social, cultural and political) of significant thinkers from outside the island. The selected thinkers are: Gustave de Beaumont (1802-66), friend of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59); John Stuart Mill (1806-73); Harriet Martineau (1802-76); Sir Henry Maine (1822-88); Karl Marx (1818-83) and Friedrich Engels (1820-95); James Anthony Froude ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904558668
SKU
V9781904558668
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Ref
99-16
About Seamas O Siochain
Seamas O Siochain is a former Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at NUI Maynooth.
Reviews for Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
"This is an interesting, even a pioneering, book that examines the intellectual attitude towards Ireland of people from outside the country during the century when social morality came to grips with the poor and ill-considered. It is an attempt to explore the concept of Ireland as the 'other' in the social, cultural and political spheres and how ideas of race ... Read more