Ireland : a concise history from the twelfth century to the present day / / Paul Johnson

• Autore: Johnson Paul <1928->
• 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