The minority mind : Jews and Protestants in Catholic Ireland, 1912-1968 / Eugenio F. Biagini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biagini, Eugenio F., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.

Catholic Church.

Religious minorities--Ireland--History--20th century.

Religious minorities.

Jews--Ireland--History--20th century.

Jews.

Protestants--Ireland--History--20th century.

Protestants.

Judaism--Relations--Catholic Church.

Judaism.

Judaism--Relations--Protestant churches.

National characteristics, Irish.

Ireland--History--1910-1921.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--1922-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv. 530 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Partition was about minorities and their oppression - real or imagined, anticipated or remembered - which inspired a wide debate, still relevant today for the future of Northern Ireland. The partitionist assumptions - that a new nation-state required religious homogeneity and that minorities would be victimised - were rooted in historical experience and reflected contemporary political practice. This book illuminates the historical significance of religious minorities in southern Ireland at a time when the twenty-six Counties formed 'a Catholic state for a Catholic people'. Dragged into a process of nation building about which Jews and Protestants had serious reservations, they often felt like guests of an unappeasable host. Many emigrated, but those who stayed offered a critical contribution to civil society. Based on a wide range of primary sources, including recently discovered personal diaries, Eugenio F. Biagini's holistic account of the minority experience explains the role of entrenched diversity in shaping attitudes to civil rights and national identity.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jul 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-31572-2

9781009315715

OCLC:

1609715155