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Book Synopsis
A general study of Irish history at the time of the American Revolutionary War, specifically dealing with the nine years, 1775 to 1783, from just before the outbreak of the war until about a year after its conclusion.

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"The most concise introductory narrative of the Irish response to the American Revolution."-Andrew O'Shaughnessy, author of An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Irish Opinion on the American Revolution
3. The Origins of the Free Trade Crisis
4. War with France and the Formation of the Volunteers
5. The Catholic Relief Act of 1998
6. The Free Trade Movement
7. The Success of Radicalism
8. The Assault on Imperial Control
9. The Collapse of Radicalism
10. Class Conflicts and the Failure of Radicalism in 1780
11. Carlisle's Quiet Year
12. The Revolution of 1982
13. Class Conflict and Parliamentary Reform
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: 30/10/2007
      ISBN13: 9780812220100, 978-0812220100
      ISBN10: 0812220102
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A general study of Irish history at the time of the American Revolutionary War, specifically dealing with the nine years, 1775 to 1783, from just before the outbreak of the war until about a year after its conclusion.

      Trade Review
      "The most concise introductory narrative of the Irish response to the American Revolution."-Andrew O'Shaughnessy, author of An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      1. Introduction
      2. Irish Opinion on the American Revolution
      3. The Origins of the Free Trade Crisis
      4. War with France and the Formation of the Volunteers
      5. The Catholic Relief Act of 1998
      6. The Free Trade Movement
      7. The Success of Radicalism
      8. The Assault on Imperial Control
      9. The Collapse of Radicalism
      10. Class Conflicts and the Failure of Radicalism in 1780
      11. Carlisle's Quiet Year
      12. The Revolution of 1982
      13. Class Conflict and Parliamentary Reform
      Appendices
      Bibliography
      Index

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