{"product_id":"changing-land-9781479809554","title":"Changing Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow diaspora activism in the Irish land movement intersected with wider radical and reform causes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish Land War represented a turning point in modern Irish history, a social revolution that was part of a broader ideological moment when established ideas of property and land ownership were fundamentally challenged. The Land War was striking in its internationalism, and was spurred by links between different emigrant locations and an awareness of how the Land League's demands to lower rents, end evictions, and abolish landlordism in Ireland connected with wider radical and reform causes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanging Land\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new and original study of Irish emigrants' activism in the United States, Argentina, Scotland, and England and their multifaceted relationships with Ireland. Niall Whelehan brings unfamiliar figures to the surface and recovers the voices of women and men who have been on the margins of, or entirely missing from, existing accounts. Retracing their t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanging Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating study of class, gender, social and political reform, and the diaspora during the Land War in nineteenth-century Ireland. It argues convincingly that the land war was part of a wider ideological moment in world history and that social activism should be accorded attention equal to the political perspective, in the nationalist narrative. It is a fine exemplar of how to take an integrated approach to the history of Ireland and that of its geographically widespread diaspora. Based on hitherto unseen primary sources, this book offers an innovative and significant contribution to the received historical narrative of the land war in Ireland and within the diaspora, as well as inserting Ireland into the history of international radicalism.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bernadette Whelan, Professor Emeritus, University of Limerick, Ollscoil Luimnigh, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding work, meticulously researched, lucidly written, and conceptually sophisticated. \u003ci\u003eChanging Land\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be one of the most exciting books published on Irish history this year. Whelehan is an outstanding scholar and this volume will consolidate his reputation as among the leading historians of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Thomas Bartlett, Professor Emeritus, University of Aberdeen\u003cbr\u003eNiall Whelehan’s groundbreaking study…will surely provide an essential cornerstone for future studies of emigrant activism. * Irish Historical Studies *","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409051230551,"sku":"9781479809554","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479809554.jpg?v=1730505254","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/changing-land-9781479809554","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}