Constructing Irish national identity : discourse and ritual during the land war, 1879-1882 / Anne Kane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Anne, 1956-

Series:

Cultural sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

History.

Political culture.

Ethnicity.

Ritual--Political aspects.

Ritual.

Discourse analysis.

Social movements.

Land tenure.

Ireland--Politics and government--1837-1901.

Ireland.

Politics and government.

Ireland--Social conditions--19th century.

Social conditions.

Land tenure--Ireland--History--19th century.

Social movements--Ireland--History--19th century.

Discourse analysis--Ireland--History--19th century.

Ritual--Political aspects--Ireland--History--19th century.

Nationalism--Ireland--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Ethnicity--Ireland--History--19th century.

Political culture--Ireland--History--19th century.

Social change--Ireland--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xv, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"Author Anne Kane analyzes the intertwined cultural, political, and social transformations that occur during historical events by focusing specifically on the case of the Irish land war, a pivotal event in the formation of the modern Irish nation"--Provided by publisher.

"A major statement in both historical and cultural sociology, Constructing Irish nationalist identity : ritual and discourse during the land war, 1879-1882, provides a theoretical and methodological model for analyzing symbolic and social transformation in major historical events. Synthesizing the strong program in cultural sociology with eventful temporality, Anne Kane demonstrates the construction of political alliance and the emergence of a counter hegemonic cultural structure over the course of a political movement and campaign. Through deep analysis of the discursive struggles of contentious participants--tenant farmers, nationalists, and the Irish Catholic Church--in the multitudinous enchained ritualistic events of the Irish land war, Kane illuminates the construction of a reconfigured Irish nationalist identity"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Redeeming Ireland : the historical problem and a model for cultural analysis

Historical antecedents to the Irish land war

Emergence of the Irish land movement, 1879

Movement expansion, 1880

Consolidation of Irish nationalist identity, 1881

Out of the land war

Irish national identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230120297

0230120296

OCLC:

711049424