The Fall and Rise of the Irish Nation
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Published:7th May '92
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This is a survey of the origins and development of the Catholic Question in 18th and early 19th century Ireland. One of the Beresford family remarked in 1820: "When I was a boy the 'Irish People' meant the Protestants, now it means the Roman Catholics." In essence this book traces how that change came about and explains its causes. Contents: The Seventeenth Century Background, 1600-1690; The Penal Laws: Politics and the Protestant Nation, 1690-1750; The Emergence of the Catholic Question in the 1750s; European Enlightenment, English Perceptions and Irish Politics, 1750-1775; The Catholic Relief Acts of 1778 and 1782; The Catholic Question and Parliamentary Reform in the 1780s; The Catholic Relief Act of 1792; The 1793 Revolution; "Catholic Defenderism...Protestant Ascendancy": Ireland 1784-95; "To Rally the Protestants": Ireland 1795-98; Rebellion and Union, 1798-1801; The Rise of the Catholic Nation, Part 1, 1801-12; The Rise of the Catholic Nation, Part 2, 1813-23; Epilogue: The Winning of Catholic Emancipation, 1823-29; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Bartlett's mastery of both the sources and the secondary literature is impressive. He weighs conflicting interpretations carefully, but never flinches from making a judgment. This is an extremely important contribution that deserves study by all modernBritish historians. * Albion *
...an outstanding work, the reading of which will prove an enriching experience for the scholar, historian, researcher and general reader. * The Irish Herald *
This book is recommended for advanced students of Irish history and Anglo-Irish relations. * The Historian *
...an extremely well written comprehensive study of an important subject. It should remain authoritative for a very long time. * Journal of Church and State *
...an extremely well written comprehensive study of an important subject. It should remain authoritative for a very long time. * Journal of Church and State *
Bartlett's mastery of both the sources and the secondary literature is impressive. He weighs conflicting interpretations carefully, but never flinches from making a judgment. This is an extremely important contribution that deserves study by all modern British historians. * Albion *
...an outstanding work, the reading of which will prove an enriching experience for the scholar, historian, researcher and general reader. * The Irish Herald *
This book is recommended for advanced students of Irish history and Anglo-Irish relations. * The Historian *
ISBN: 9780389209744
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Weight: 454g
448 pages