The Princeton History of Modern Ireland / / Ian McBride, Richard Bourke.

• HerausgeberIn: Bourke, Richard,; McBride, Ian,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (552 p.) :; 3 tables.

This book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence, famine, emigration, and feminism.The Princeton History of Modern Ireland takes readers from the Tudor conquest in the sixteenth century to the contemporary boom and bust of the Celtic Tiger, exploring key political developments as well as major social and cultural movements. Contributors describe how the experiences of empire and diaspora have determined Ireland's position in the wider world and analyze them alongside domestic changes ranging from the Irish language to the economy. They trace the literary and intellectual history of Ireland from Jonathan Swift to Seamus Heaney and look at important shifts in ideology and belief, delving into subjects such as religion, gender, and Fenianism.Presenting the latest cutting-edge scholarship by a new generation of historians of Ireland, The Princeton History of Modern Ireland features narrative chapters on Irish history followed by thematic chapters on key topics. The book highlights the global reach of the Irish experience as well as commonalities shared across Europe, and brings vividly to life an Irish past shaped by conquest, plantation, assimilation, revolution, and partition.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION / Bourke, Richard -- Part 1. NARRATIVE and EVENTS -- Chapter 1. CONQUEST, CIVILIZATION, COLONIZATION: IRELAND, 1540- 1660 / Ohlmeyer, Jane -- Chapter 2. ASCENDANCY IRELAND, 1660- 1800 / Gillen, Ultán -- Chapter 3. IRELAND UNDER THE UNION, 1801- 1922 / Bew, John -- Chapter 4. INDEPENDENT IRELAND / McGarry, Fearghal -- Chapter 5. NORTHERN IRELAND since 1920 / Dochartaigh, Niall Ó -- Chapter 6. TWENTY- FIRST- CENTURY IRELAND / Ferriter, Diarmaid -- Part 2. TOPICS, THEMES, and DEVELOPMENTS -- Chapter 7. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY: WILLIAM KING to EDMUND BURKE / Carey, Daniel -- Chapter 8. CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS: YOUNG IRELAND to YEATS / Dwan, David -- Chapter 9. IRISH MODERNISM and ITS LEGACIES / Arrington, Lauren -- Chapter 10. MEDIA and CULTURE in IRELAND, 1960- 2008 / Walsh, Maurice -- Chapter 11. HISTORIOGRAPHY / Bourke, Richard -- Chapter 12. RELIGION / McBride, Ian -- Chapter 13 THE IRISH LANGUAGE / Morley, Vincent -- Chapter 14. IRELAND and EMPIRE / Bender, Jill C. -- Chapter 15. WOMEN and GENDER in MODERN IRELAND / Kennedy, Catriona -- Chapter 16. POLITICAL VIOLENCE / Mulholland, Marc -- Chapter. 17 FAMINE / Boylan, Ciara -- Chapter 18. ECONOMY in INDEPENDENT IRELAND / Bielenberg, Andy -- Chapter 19. NATIONALISMS / Kelly, Matthew -- Chapter 20. FEMINISM / Luddy, Maria -- Chapter 21. DIASPORA / Delaney, Enda -- INDEX