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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
R. F. Foster
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Description for The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Previous owner's name to half-title page. Reviews pasted to RFEP. Lacking dust wrapper, but remains a very good copy
Few countries in the world have such a compelling, individual, and stirring history as Ireland. This new volume in a distinguished series offers the most authoritative account of Irish history ever published for the general reader. Written by an expert team of scholars, and richly illustrated throughout, it takes us from the very earliest prehistoric communities and first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change to the present day. The story is one of paradox and ambiguity, as well as of unifying overall themes. Patterns of settlement and colonisation, religious confrontation, and the emergence of new political patterns are among ... Read more
Few countries in the world have such a compelling, individual, and stirring history as Ireland. This new volume in a distinguished series offers the most authoritative account of Irish history ever published for the general reader. Written by an expert team of scholars, and richly illustrated throughout, it takes us from the very earliest prehistoric communities and first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change to the present day. The story is one of paradox and ambiguity, as well as of unifying overall themes. Patterns of settlement and colonisation, religious confrontation, and the emergence of new political patterns are among ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198229704
SKU
KMK0012959
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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