The Irish establishment, 1879-1914 /
The Irish Establishment examines who the most powerful men and women were in Ireland between the Land War and the beginning of the Great War, and considers how the composition of elite society changed during this period. Although enormous shifts in economic and political power were taking place at t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Irish Establishment examines who the most powerful men and women were in Ireland between the Land War and the beginning of the Great War, and considers how the composition of elite society changed during this period. Although enormous shifts in economic and political power were taking place at the middle levels of Irish society, Fergus Campbell demonstrates that the Irish establishment remained remarkably static and unchanged. The Irish landlord class and the Irish Protestant middle class (especially businessmen and professionals) retained critical positions of power, and the rising Cathol. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 344 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191570780 0191570788 0191716235 9780191716232 |