The British Isles : a history of four nations / Hugh Kearney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kearney, Hugh F., 1924-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

History.

Ireland--History.

Ireland.

British Isles--History.

British Isles.

Physical Description:

xvii, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This is a new edition of Hugh Kearney's classic account of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present. When this book was first published it was acclaimed as a unique account of British history, distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Acknowledging the significance of England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales, Ireland and Scotland in their own terms, while recognising that they too have political, religious and cultural divides. In this new edition the author takes into account the recent historiographical renaissances in Wales, Ireland and Scotland, and examines the rise of a new multi-ethnic Britain and its implications for 'four-nations' history. This book offers a valuable case-study of the complexities which lie behind nationhood in Europe and will be essential reading for all students of British and Irish history.

Contents:

Map: the British Isles xviii

1 The Celtic societies of the British Isles 13

2 The impact of Rome on the British Isles 27

3 The post-Roman centuries 41

4 The Vikings and the fall of the Old Order 60

5 The Norman and post-Norman ascendancy 92

6 The decline of the post-Norman empire 132

7 The making of an English empire 157

8 The remaking of an empire 189

9 The Britannic melting pot 219

10 The rise of ethnic politics 251

11 Between the wars 280

12 Withdrawal from empire 294

13 Post-imperial Britain: post-nationalist Ireland 304.

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0521846005

0521608503

OCLC:

70909550

Publisher Number:

9870521846004

9780521608503