If the Irish ran the world : Montserrat, 1630-1730 / Donald Harman Akenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akenson, Donald H.

Series:

Joanne Goodman lectures ; 1997.

Joanne Goodman lectures of the University of Western Ontario ; 1997

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish--Montserrat--History.

Irish.

Montserrat--History.

Montserrat.

Montserrat--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"What would have happened if the Irish had conquered and controlled a vast empire? Would they have been more humane rulers than the English? Using the Caribbean island of Montserrat as a case study of "Irish" imperialism, Donald Akenson addresses these questions and provides a detailed history of the island during its first century as a European colony." "Akenson reveals that the Irish proved to be as effective and as unfeeling colonists as the English and the Scottish, despite the long history of oppression in Ireland. He debunks the myth of the "nice" slave holder and the view that indentured labour prevailed in the West Indies in the seventeenth century. He also shows that the long-held habit of ignoring ethnic strife within the white ruling classes in the West Indies is misconceived."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Who's in Charge?

Ireland's Neo-Feudal Empire, 1630-1650

From Neo-Feudalism to Crown Rule, 1650-1680

Capitalism at a Gallop, 1680-1730

The Long Wind-Down: After 1730

Usable Traditions

Appendix A The 1678 Census

Appendix B The Census of 1729.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53026-0

9786613842718

0-7735-8044-1

OCLC:

767734333