Daniel O'Connell and the Repeal year / / Lawrence J. McCaffrey

• Autore: McCaffrey Lawrence John <1925->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University of Kentucky Press, , 1966; ©1966
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.9415
• Soggetto topico: Home rule - Ireland
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland Politics and government 1837-1901
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliographical footnotes.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; PREFACE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1. Background of the Repeal Agitation of 1843; CHAPTER 2. Course of the Agitation; CHAPTER 3. Unionist Reactions to Repeal; CHAPTER 4. Peel Reconsiders the Irish Question; CHAPTER 5. Peel Confronts O'Connell; CHAPTER 6. Epilogue: Peel's Irish Policy, 1844-1845; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Irish historians have minimized Daniel O'Connell's role in the Irish liberty movement in favor of later nationalist leaders, largely because of his failure in the 1843 movement for repeal of the Act of Union. In this first detailed study of the final, crucial episode in O'Connell's career, Lawrence J. McCaffrey reassesses his place in Ireland's struggle for independence. The Repeal agitation is viewed as marking a watershed in the course of Irish nationalism. The significance of this study, however, extends beyond the affairs of England and Ireland. It shows Daniel O'Connell to be among the fi
• Titolo autorizzato: Daniel O'Connell and the Repeal year
• ISBN: 0-8131-8631-5; 0-8131-6354-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459593903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II