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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521469449
ISBN-139780521469449
eBay Product ID (ePID)1069323
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Edition2
Book TitleShort History of Ireland
Number of Pages338 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicEurope / Great Britain / General, Europe / Ireland
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreHistory
AuthorJohn O'beirne Ranelagh
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-168606
Reviews'... clear and objective - and free from recrimination. His final reflection on Irish history is that whatever may happen in the North, the fortunes of Ireland and Britain will remain necessarily interdependent ... A useful contribution to Irish history - both readable and reliable.' Albion, '… clear and objective - and free from recrimination. His final reflection on Irish history is that whatever may happen in the North, the fortunes of Ireland and Britain will remain necessarily interdependent … A useful contribution to Irish history - both readable and reliable.' Albion, 'A book which compresses the Irish story from pre-history to post-Sunningdale with notable dexterity and justice of scale, [the author] attains a remarkably dispassionate detachment of tone.' The Times Higher Education Supplement, "A book which compresses the Irish story from prehistory to post-Sunningdale with notable dexterity and justice of scale, [the author] attains a remarkably dispassionate detachment of tone." The Times Educational Supplement, ‘A book which compresses the Irish story from pre-history to post-Sunningdale with notable dexterity and justice of scale, [the author] attains a remarkably dispassionate detachment of tone.’The Times Higher Education Supplement, ‘… clear and objective - and free from recrimination. His final reflection on Irish history is that whatever may happen in the North, the fortunes of Ireland and Britain will remain necessarily interdependent … A useful contribution to Irish history - both readable and reliable.’Albion
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal941.5
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPreface to the updated edition (1998); Preface to the second edition (1994); Preface (1983); 1. Prehistory and legends; 2. Invaders; 3. From the Tudors to Cromwell; 4. Penal times; 5. Union and emancipation; 6. Famine and Fenians; 7. Home rule?; 8. Dissent; 9. The fight for freedom; 10. Southern Ireland; 11. Northern Ireland; 12. Peace?
SynopsisThis is an updated edition (to 1998) of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's standard introductory account of the history of Ireland, reissued in a revised and extended second edition in 1995. While worldwide interest in Ireland has increased greatly in recent years, attention has focused on violence. with the result that discussion has been dominated by the troubles in Northern Ireland. This book covers the full sweep of Irish history from the earliest times up to President Clinton's second visit to Ireland in 1998, in the wake of the Omagh bomb and the surrounding peace initiatives. Throughout, the author's aim is to cast light on the people and the events which have contributed to Irish society, in both North and South., This is an updated edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's short history of Ireland, covering the full sweep of Irish history from the earliest times up to President Clinton's second visit to Ireland in 1998, in the wake of the Omagh bomb and the surrounding peace initiatives. Throughout, the author's aim is to cast light on the people and the events that have contributed to present-day Irish society, in both North and South., Revised and updated, this edition covers the full sweep of Irish history from the earliest times up to President Clinton's second visit to Ireland in 1998, in the wake of the Omagh bomb and the surrounding peace initiatives.
LC Classification NumberDA910 .R36 1994
