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Autore: | Johnson Paul <1928-> |
Titolo: | Ireland : a concise history from the twelfth century to the present day / / Paul Johnson |
Pubblicazione: | Chicago, Illinois : , : Academy Chicago Publishers, , 1996 |
©1980 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina: | 941.5 |
Soggetto geografico: | Ireland History |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Chapter 1: Gaelic Ireland and the English Pale; Chapter 2: Conquest and Plantation; Chapter 3: From Cromwell to the Boyne; Chapter 4: Rebellion and Union; Chapter 5: Famine and Diaspora; Chapter 6: Ascendancy Culture; Chapter 7: Home Rule and the Land; Chapter 8: Ulster Resists, Dublin Rises; Chapter 9: Freedom and Partition; Chapter 10: From Revolt to Staiemate; Epilogue; Sources; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Drawing from a wealth of historical and scholarly sources, Johnson traces the important social, religious and political development of Ireland's struggle to become a unified, settled country. Johnson describes with accurate detail Ireland's barbarous beginnings, Oliver Cromwell's religious ""crusade,"" the tragic Irish potato famine, the Ulster resistance and the outstanding fact of the constant British-Irish connection and the fearful toll of life it exacted. Among the anonymous multitude are famous names such as ""Silken Thom"" Kildare, Thomas Wentworth, Archbishop Plunkett and Lord Frederic |
Titolo autorizzato: | Ireland |
ISBN: | 1-61373-252-X |
0-89733-123-0 | |
1-61373-251-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910463367403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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