The Oxford history of Ireland / edited by R.F. Foster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foster, R. F. (Robert Fitzroy), 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History.

Ireland.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 346 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2001]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Prehistoric and early Christian Ireland / Donnchadh Ó Corráin

The Norman invasion and the Gaelic recovery / Katharine Simms

Early modern Ireland, c. 1500-1700 / Nicholas Canny

Ascendancy and Union / R.F. Foster

Ireland since 1870 / David Fitzpatrick

Irish literature and Irish history / Declan Kiberd.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The Oxford illustrated history of Ireland. 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [282]-303) and index.

ISBN:

019280202X

OCLC:

48656205