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OXFORD HISTORY OF IRELAND
R. F. Foster
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Description for OXFORD HISTORY OF IRELAND
Paperback. This work stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The text is supplemented with a chronology of Irish history, and maps. Editor(s): Foster, R. F. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Under the editorship of R. F. Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, invaluable for the student and general reader alike. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The long-contested question of Irish identity and its relation to language is also fruitfully examined. The text of this book, originally published in The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, is usefully supplemented with a chronology of Irish ... Read more
Under the editorship of R. F. Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, invaluable for the student and general reader alike. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The long-contested question of Irish identity and its relation to language is also fruitfully examined. The text of this book, originally published in The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, is usefully supplemented with a chronology of Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
390 g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192802026
SKU
V9780192802026
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About R. F. Foster
R. F. Foster is Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Hertford College. His previous books include Charles Stewart Parnell: The Man and his Family (1976), Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life (1981), Modern Ireland, 1600-1972 (1988), and W. B. Yeats: Volume I (1997). He is currently working on volume II of the authorized ... Read more
Reviews for OXFORD HISTORY OF IRELAND
Review from previous edition `Both the findings and the angles of attack on Irish political history are truly up to date.'
Times Literary Supplement
Times Literary Supplement