2. Edition - April 2010
29.90 Euro
2010. 560 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-8961-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-8961-3 - John Wiley & Sons






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Detailed description
Receiving widespread critical acclaim when first published, Ireland 1798-1998 has been revised to include coverage of the most recent developments. Jackson's stylish and impartial interpretation continues to provide the most up-to-date and important survey of 200 years of Irish history.

* A new edition of this highly acclaimed history of Ireland, reflecting both the very latest political developments and growth of scholarship
* Jackson provides a balanced and authoritative account of the complex political history of modern Ireland
* Draws on original research and extensive reading of the latest secondary literature
* Jackson provides an impressive treatment of events coupled with flowing narrative, delivered analytically and elegantly

From the contents
List of Plates.

List of Maps.

Acknowledgements.

List of Abbreviations.

1. Introduction.

2. The Birth of Modern Irish Politics, 1790-98.

3. Disuniting Kingdoms, Emancipating Catholics, 1799-1850.

4. The Ascendancy of the Land Question, 1845-91.

5. Greening the Red, White and Blue: The End of the Union, 1891-1921.

6. 'Three Quarters of a Nation Once Again': Independent Ireland.

7. Northern Ireland, 1920-72: Specials, Peelers and Provos.

8. The Two Irelands, 1973-98.

9. Ireland in the New Millennium.

Notes.

Chronology.

Maps.

Select Bibliography.

Index.