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Charles Stewart Parnell (Historical Assoc of Ireland)
Alan Daly
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Description for Charles Stewart Parnell (Historical Assoc of Ireland)
Paperback. Charles Stewart Parnell has proved a compelling figure in his own time and to ours. A Protestant landlord who possessed few of the gifts that inspire mass adoration, he was the unlikely object of popular veneration. This revision considers Parnell's career within the context of his times, Anglo-Irish affairs, and theoretical perspectives. Series: Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Charles Stewart Parnell has proved a compelling figure in his own time and to ours. A Protestant landlord who possessed few of the gifts that inspire mass adoration, he was the unlikely object of popular veneration. His long liaison with a married woman, Katharine O'Shea, exposed him to the fury of the Catholic Church. Other Protestants secured niches in the pantheon of national heroes but nearly all earned their places as victims of British rule; Parnell's destruction came at Irish hands. Since initial publication in 1998, new evidence and fresh interpretations allow for a fuller and yet more complex portrait ... Read more
Charles Stewart Parnell has proved a compelling figure in his own time and to ours. A Protestant landlord who possessed few of the gifts that inspire mass adoration, he was the unlikely object of popular veneration. His long liaison with a married woman, Katharine O'Shea, exposed him to the fury of the Catholic Church. Other Protestants secured niches in the pantheon of national heroes but nearly all earned their places as victims of British rule; Parnell's destruction came at Irish hands. Since initial publication in 1998, new evidence and fresh interpretations allow for a fuller and yet more complex portrait ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series
Condition
New
Weight
161g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781906359331
SKU
V9781906359331
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About Alan Daly
Alan O'Day was a Fellow, Greyfriars Hall, University of Oxford. He continues to live quietly in the city of dreaming spires. His 35 books include The English Face of Irish Nationalism (Dublin, 1977), Parnell and the First Home Rule Episode (Dublin, 1986) and Irish Home Rule, 1867-1921 (Manchester, 1998). With N. C. Fleming he edited Charles Stewart Parnell and His ... Read more
Reviews for Charles Stewart Parnell (Historical Assoc of Ireland)
'Bookworm [History Ireland] is always on the lookout for publications that appeal to a particular type of reader: Leaving Cert and A-level student, languid undergrad, or general readers whose enthusiasm for history is not matched by the necessary leisure time to plough through academic monographs - A case in point was the 'Life and Times' series published by the Historical ... Read more