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Ireland, Radicalism, and the Scottish Highlands, C.1870-1912
Andrew G. Newby
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Hardback. Considers the nature of Irish involvement in the Highland 'Crofters' War', examining the competing claims of various land reform movements for the consideration of the crofters, and highlighting the heterogeneous nature of Irish nationalism in the 1880s. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
This book focuses on the leading figures in radical politics in Ireland and Scottish highlands and explores the links between them. It deals with topics that have been at the centre of recent discussions on the Highland land question, the politics of the Irish community in Scotland, and the development of the labour movement in Scotland. The author argues that the Irish activists in the Scottish Highlands and in urban Scotland should be seen as adherents to notions of social and economic reform, such as land nationalisation, and not as Irish nationalists or Home Rulers. This leads him to ... Read more
This book focuses on the leading figures in radical politics in Ireland and Scottish highlands and explores the links between them. It deals with topics that have been at the centre of recent discussions on the Highland land question, the politics of the Irish community in Scotland, and the development of the labour movement in Scotland. The author argues that the Irish activists in the Scottish Highlands and in urban Scotland should be seen as adherents to notions of social and economic reform, such as land nationalisation, and not as Irish nationalists or Home Rulers. This leads him to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Scottish Historical Review Monographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748623754
SKU
V9780748623754
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About Andrew G. Newby
Andrew Newby is a Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh. He is a graduate of the University of St Andrews, where he took a degree in History and completed a Master's dissertation on the Highland Clearances from the Hebridean Island of Barra. His 2001 University of Edinburgh PhD, on which this book is based, examined the Irish ... Read more
Reviews for Ireland, Radicalism, and the Scottish Highlands, C.1870-1912
Newby has written an excellent book on a vital subject... The book is the product of impressive scholarship. It is clearly written and constructed.
Michael Hopkinson, University of Stirling History Scotland Andrew G. Newby's impressive study shows that the Scottish Highlands were also an arena in which the influence of Irish politics was very keenly felt.
Kevin James, ... Read more
Michael Hopkinson, University of Stirling History Scotland Andrew G. Newby's impressive study shows that the Scottish Highlands were also an arena in which the influence of Irish politics was very keenly felt.
Kevin James, ... Read more