The Princeton History of Modern Ireland

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This book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence, famine, emigration, and feminism. The Princeton History of Modern Ireland takes readers from the

Richard Bourke is professor in the history of political thought at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke (Princeton). Ian McBride is professor of Irish and British history at King's College London. His books include Eighteenth-Century Ireland: The Isle of Slaves.

Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Single Volume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences, Association of American Publishers One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 One of The Irish Times "Our Favourite Books of 2016" Selected by RTE Radio 1 as a 2016 Irish Booksellers' Recommended Title "The Princeton History of Modern Ireland constitutes a landmark in the interpretation of Irish history by a lavishly talented new generation of historians... It has to be accounted a vital contribution to Irish self-examination at a key moment in the country's history."--Roy Foster, Times Literary Supplement "The scholarship is formidable: all the chapters are grounded in the most up-to-date research, all are substantial, the best sparkle with original insights."--Gearoid O Tuathaigh, Irish Times "History at its best... The Princeton History of Modern Ireland is an important, well-written and highly enjoyable contribution to making historical sense of Irish history."--Arthur Aughey, Irish Political Studies "This superb collection of essays is presented explicitly as a state-of the-art report on historical scholarship by the current, successor, generation of Irish historians."--James Smyth, History Ireland "[An] excellent collection of essays... Anyone with an interest in researching, teaching, or simply gaining a fuller understanding of modern Ireland should start by consulting this invaluable resource."--Choice "A wonderful volume of very sound and excellent essays, beautifully written and introduced by an admirably clear and concise political history from the 16th to the 21st century... All of the essays ... are worthy of this superb collection of 22 examples of the best modern historical research and examination, itself a model for how academic writing in an illiterate age should be done."--CW, Chronicles "The Princeton History of Modern Ireland is an outstanding book and a tribute to the flourishing state of Irish historiography... A short review is an inadequate vehicle to do justice to the richness and complexity of the various essays in this collection, or to their vitality. But suffice it to say that the Princeton History of Modern Ireland will prove quite indispensable to any serious student of Irish, or indeed British, history."--Vernon Bogdonor, Journal of British Studies "To say [The Princeton History of Modern Ireland is] a gem of a history book may be an understatement."--Michael P. Toner, Irish Edition