{"product_id":"ireland-17981998-9781405189613","title":"Ireland 17981998","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReceiving widespread critical acclaim when first published, \u003ci\u003eIreland 1798-1998\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new edition of this highly acclaimed history of Ireland, reflecting both the very latest political developments and growth of scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJackson provides a balanced and authoritative account of the complex political history of modern Ireland\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on original research and extensive reading of the latest secondary literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJackson provides an impressive treatment of events coupled with flowing narrative, delivered analytically and elegantly\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is a formidable achievement. Logically organised, lucidly presented and stylishly written, this is a first-class study that will enthrall all those interested in the history of Ireland in the modern period.\" \u003ci\u003eThomas Bartlett, University College Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In Dr. Jackson's book we have [a survey] of considerable breadth and flair... readers will find in it one of the most balanced and readable works on Irish political history to appear this decade.\" \u003ci\u003eMarianne Elliott, University of Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Alvin Jackson's \u003ci\u003eIreland 1798-1998\u003c\/i\u003e provides a well-informed and thought-provoking commentary on Irish history since the 1790s. The work shrewdly negotiates the differences between revisionist and anti-revisionist interpretations. Focussing mainly on the high politics of Irish nationalism and unionism, Jackson also illuminates the complexities of Anglo-Irish relations from the heyday of Wolfe Tone to the recent cycles of violence in Northern Ireland exercising moderation and balance throughout.\" \u003ci\u003eL.P. Curtis, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Alvin Jackson's \u003ci\u003eIreland 1798-1998\u003c\/i\u003e is a general history for the millenium: elegantly written, striving for a fierce impartiality, full of unexpected parallels and appositions.\" \u003ci\u003eRoy Foster, New Statesman Books of the Year 1999\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Alvin Jackson offers an authoritative, reflective and refreshing analysis.\" \u003ci\u003eIrish News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jackson presents a survey of modern Irish political history that is up-to-date and even-handed in its perspective ... An important contribution that belongs in all college libraries.\" \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jackson's measured and ironic approach is breath of fresh air. This book confirms his position in the leading rank of Irish historians.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jackson's book will take its place amongst the most important, influential and highly regarded accounts of modern Irish history.\" \u003ci\u003eOwen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDudley Edwards, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an outstanding book.\" \u003ci\u003eNew Hibernian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A brief review cannot do justice to the richness and complexity of \u003ci\u003eIreland: 1798-1998.\u003c\/i\u003e Jackson's gracefully written interpretations of events, forces and personalities are based upon an extensive reading of secondary sources and thoughtful, perceptive, and impartial judgements.\" \u003ci\u003eIrish Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jackson' book cannot be bettered as the most up to date, comprehensive and readable account of the last 200 years.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A flowing narrative and sharp historical analysis ... Jackson is to be congratulated for producing a finely researched, well-written survey, which scholars, advanced under-graduates, and the general reader will find immensely informative and thought-provoking.\" \u003ci\u003eAlbion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plates.  \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003entroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Ends of the Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Modes and Frameworks of Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Birth of Modern Irish Politic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es, 1790–8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Origins of the Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Constitutional Radicalism to Revolution, 1791–8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Disuniting Kingdoms, Emancipating Catholics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1799–1850.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Union, 1799–1801.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Catholic Question, 1799–1829.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Justice for Ireland, 1830–41.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Utilitarians and Romantics, 1841–8.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Orange Party, 1798–1853.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Ascendancy of the Land Question\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, 1845–91.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Guilty Men and the Great Famine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Pivot or Accelerator?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Brigadiers and Fenians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Home Rule: A First Definition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Idealists and Technicians: The Parnellite Party, 1880–6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 A Union of Hearts and a Broken Marriage: Parnellism, 1886–91.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Greening the Red, White and Blue: The End of the Union,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1891–1921.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Irish Parliamentary Party, 1891–1914.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Paths to the Post Office: Alternatives to the Irish Parliamentary Party, 1891–1914.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The Parliamentarians and their Enemies, 1914–18.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Making and Unmaking Unionism, 1853–1921.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Other Men’s Wounds: The Troubles, 1919–21.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Trucileers, Staters and Irregulars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 'Three Quarters of a Nation Once Again': Independent Ireland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Saorstát Éireann, 1922–32.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Manifest Destiny: De Valera’s Ireland, 1932–48.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Towards a Redefinition of the National Ideal, 1948–58.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 The Age of Lemass, 1957–73.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Northern Ireland,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1920–72: Specials, Peelers and Provos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Two Irelands,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1973–98.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Republic, 1973–98.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Northern Ireland, 1973–98.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Ireland in the New Millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 The Republic, 1998–2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Northern Ireland, 1998–2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The End of Irish History?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407922078039,"sku":"9781405189613","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ireland-17981998-9781405189613","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}