The first Irish cities : an eighteenth-century transformation /

A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies...

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Main Author: Dickson, David, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]
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Summary:A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies of a violent past, and he reflects on their subsequent partial eclipse. Beautifully illustrated, this account reveals how the country's cities were distinctive and, through the Irish diaspora, influential beyond Ireland's shores.
Physical Description:xiv, 336 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300229462
0300229461