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Making Ireland modern : the transformation of society and culture /

Here is a provocative and original reinterpretation of modern Irish history. There is a widespread misconception that Ireland became 'modern' much later than its neighbours, in the 1960s and 1970s. This is grounded in several enduring stereotypes and caricatures: of Ireland as a 'time...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delaney, Enda, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Ireland > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Ireland > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Ireland > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Ireland > Social conditions > 18th century.
Ireland > Social conditions > 19th century.
Ireland > Social conditions > 20th century.
Ireland > History > 18th century.
Ireland > History > 19th century.
Ireland > History > 20th century.
Irlande > Mœurs et coutumes > 18e siècle.
Irlande > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Irlande > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Irlande > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
Irlande > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Irlande > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Irlande > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Modern.
Social History.
Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Ireland
European history.
History.
1700-1799
1800-1899
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Leviathan
  • 2. Squaring the land
  • 3. Capitalists
  • 4. The wisdom of providence
  • 5. Men of war
  • 6. The spirit of the age
  • 7. 'Plaze yer honour': power and knowledge
  • 8. Making good citizens
  • 9. The wider world
  • 10. Work and leisure
  • 11. Chapter and verse
  • 12. A new order
  • 13. Consumers
  • 14. In the village
  • 15. Seeing is believing
  • 16. Sensory worlds
  • 17. At the crossroads
  • 18. Lord of the creation
  • 19. 'The Saxon's language': cultural change and the Irish language
  • 20. Pray for us sinners
  • 21. Old and new Ireland
  • 22. Old and new Ireland