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UNINA9910790683603321 |
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Autore |
Fauske Christopher J. <1963-> |
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Titolo |
A political biography of William King / / by Christopher Fauske [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011 |
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1-315-65614-0 |
1-317-32419-6 |
1-84893-011-9 |
9786612984983 |
1-282-98498-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Eighteenth century political biographies ; ; 7 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Statesmen - Ireland |
Church and state - Ireland - History - 17th century |
Church and state - Ireland - History - 18th century |
Ireland History 1649-1775 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Editorial Note; Introduction; 1. Disruption; 2. Settlement; 3. Progress; 4. Success; 5. Frustration; 6. Legacy; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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William King (1650-1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift. Politically King was pivotal to the emergence of the modern concept of the liberal nation state: his defence of the Church of Ireland led him to develop a theory of national rights and privileges that would influence thinkers such as Thomas Paine. King, a staunch conservative, was nonetheless an honest intellectual, a modest and devoted servant of his church and his nation and was at the very heart of the European Enlightenment. |
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