Perspectives on Irish nationalism / / edited by Thomas E. Hachey & Lawrence J. McCaffrey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459612903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , [1989]; ©1989
• ISBN: 0-8131-4901-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.508
• Soggetti: Irish question; Nationalism - Ireland; Electronic books.; Ireland Politics and government 19th century; Ireland Politics and government 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Components of Irish nationalism / Lawrence J. McCaffrey -- Nation, nationalism, and the Irish language / R.V. Comerford -- The folklore of Irish nationalism / Mary Helen Thuente -- Nationalism / Thomas Flanagan -- The land question in nationalist politics / James S. Donnelly, Jr. -- The Irish political tradition / Emmet Larkin -- Irish nationalism and the British connection / Thomas E. Hachey.
• Sommario/riassunto: Perspectives on Irish Nationalism examines the cultural, political, religious, economic, linguistic, folklore, and historical dimensions of the phenomenon of Irish nationalism. Its essayists are among the most distinguished Irish studies scholars. Their essays include a comprehensive analysis of the tapestry of Irish nationalism and focused studies that often challenge myths, pieties, and the scholarly consensus. Thomas E. Hachey is Professor of Irish, Irish-American, and British history and Chair of the department at Marquette University. He wrote Britain and Irish Separatism: From the Fenian