The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
Author(s): R.F. Foster
Under the editorship of Roy Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, providing a lively and accessible synthesis of Irish history from pre-Christian times to the present-day troubles. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The long-contested question of Irish identity and its relation to language is also examined, and the book is lavishly illustrated with over 200 pictures in colour and black and white.
Product Information
LIST OF COLOUR PLATES; LIST OF MAPS; 1. PREHISTORIC AND EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND; 2. THE NORMAN INVASION AND THE GAELIC RECOVERY; 3. EARLY MODERN IRELAND, C.1500-1700; 4. ASCENDANCY AND UNION; 5. IRELAND SINCE 1870; 6. IRISH LITERATURE AND IRISH HISTORY; FURTHER READING; CHRONOLOGY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX
General Fields
- :
- : 82003
- : 82003
- : 0.958
- : 09 November 2000
- : 246mm X 189mm X 23mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : R.F. Foster
- : Paperback
- : 941.5
- : 400
- : 26 colour plates, black and white halftones throughout
