This volume, which explores aspects of the experience of Ireland and Irish people within the British Empire, addresses a central concern of modern Irish scholarship. Much academic writing about Ireland, its history and culture is dominated by the vocabulary of imperialism. Engel…
Hugh Kearney's classic account of the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present is distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Not only focusing on England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales…
This is a new edition of Hugh Kearney's classic account of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present. When this book was first published it was acclaimed as a unique account of British history, distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'his…
Hugh Kearney's classic account of the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present is distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider 'history of four nations'. Not only focusing on England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales…
... now updated to cover such recent events as the Good Friday Agreement (1998) and the withdrawal of British troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition ... interprets Irish history as a whole. [This book has been used at] Irish and American universities. …
The course of Irish history
Presents a history of Ireland, from prehistoric times to the present day, telling the story of the land and its people.
From the Publisher: First published in 1967 and now updated to cover such recent events as the Good Friday Agreement and the withdrawal of British troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition of a perennial bestseller narrates and interprets Irish history as…