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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783121203321

Autore

Morley Vincent

Titolo

Irish opinion and the American Revolution, 1760-1783 / / Vincent Morley [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12580-4

1-280-16125-6

0-511-12051-6

1-139-14811-7

0-511-06481-0

0-511-05848-9

0-511-30488-9

0-511-49594-3

0-511-07327-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 366 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

941.507

Soggetti

Public opinion - Ireland - History - 18th century

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Foreign public opinion, Irish

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence

United States Foreign relations Ireland

Ireland Foreign relations United States

Ireland Politics and government 1760-1820

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-351) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Textual note; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Imperial unrest, 1760-1775; 2 Colonial rebellion, 1775-1778; 3 International war, 1778-1781; 4 Britain defeated, 1781-1783; Postscript; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study traces the impact of the American Revolution and of the international war it precipitated on the political outlook of each section of Irish society. Morley uses a dazzling array of sources - newspapers, pamphlets, sermons and political songs, including Irish-language



documents unknown to other scholars and previously unpublished - to trace the evolving attitudes of the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian communities from the beginning of colonial unrest in the early 1760s until the end of hostilities in 1783. He also reassesses the influence of the American revolutionary war on such developments as Catholic relief, the removal of restrictions on Irish trade, and Britain's recognition of Irish legislative independence. Morley sheds light on the nature of Anglo-Irish patriotism and Catholic political consciousness, and reveals the extent to which the polarities of the 1790s had already emerged by the end of the American war.