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'Ireland Since the Famine' is a full-scale study of the political and social history of Ireland from 1850 to the 1970s. The political evolution of the Irish nation forms the basis of the book: the state of the Union, the demands for Home Rule, the violence and the compromises ending in a divided Ireland, and the separate evolutions of Eire and Ulster. But professor Lyons's study of Irish society also examines the conflicting forces of social change: the deep routes of religious division and its tragic consequences; the cultural climate that produced the nationalism of Pearse and the bitterness of Joyce; and the all-important economic factors, often overlooked by more traditional Irish historians. "This monumental synthesis…will stimulate every serious student of Irish History"ROBERT KEE, 'Observer' "Will remain for many years an essential standby for every student of the subject"ROBERT BLAKE, 'Sunday Times' "An incomparable survey of modern Irish history and historiography. It is comprehensive in its sympathy, just in its judgements, unwearyingly wise, and often witty…It will give the intelligent layman a much deeper grasp of Irish reality than any other single book, and professional historians an overview of many fields."IRISH TIMES… (mais)
First read '89, at the time I was used it as a supplementary text book for the leaving certificate history (irish state exams). Its a very coherent read of the history of the period. As with all history books keep in mind they are products of the times that they were written in. This was last revised in the early 70s so is showing its age and doesn't benefit from recent research in the area (releases from the government archives, etc) until I can find a better alternate I'd recommend this to anyone as a starting point. ( )
1461 Ireland Since the Famine, by F. S. L. Lyons (read 1 Sep 1977) Except for a few boring chapters this was an absorbing book and told the story of Ireland--so very, very interesting--since 1846 very well. I read The Green Flag: The Turbulent History of the Irish National Movement, by Robert Kee in December of 1972 and was so taken up by its account that I deemed it the best book I read in 1972. But it only went up to 1916. This book is very good on the period from 1916 to 1948. The subject is sheerly fascinating, even if it has no genealogical significance for me. (At the time I read this book genealogy was a new and overriding passion of mine.) ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
We had fed the heart on fantasies, The heart's grown brutal from the fare; More substance in our enemies Than in our love.... W. B. Yeats, 'The Stare's Nest by My Window', from The Tower, 1928
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Preface -- No ancient Israelite condemned to making bricks without straw can have been more embarrassed than the modern Irish historian who, in an unwary moment, agrees to write a general history of his country, even for so short and well documented a period as the last hundred and twenty years.
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'Ireland Since the Famine' is a full-scale study of the political and social history of Ireland from 1850 to the 1970s. The political evolution of the Irish nation forms the basis of the book: the state of the Union, the demands for Home Rule, the violence and the compromises ending in a divided Ireland, and the separate evolutions of Eire and Ulster. But professor Lyons's study of Irish society also examines the conflicting forces of social change: the deep routes of religious division and its tragic consequences; the cultural climate that produced the nationalism of Pearse and the bitterness of Joyce; and the all-important economic factors, often overlooked by more traditional Irish historians. "This monumental synthesis…will stimulate every serious student of Irish History"ROBERT KEE, 'Observer' "Will remain for many years an essential standby for every student of the subject"ROBERT BLAKE, 'Sunday Times' "An incomparable survey of modern Irish history and historiography. It is comprehensive in its sympathy, just in its judgements, unwearyingly wise, and often witty…It will give the intelligent layman a much deeper grasp of Irish reality than any other single book, and professional historians an overview of many fields."IRISH TIMES
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