Revisionism has been an important issue in Irish history for seve years, as more or less partisan accounts of the Irish past have been rewritten and "rescued" by journalists and historians of different political persuasions. This text brings together distinguished historians from Ireland. Each contributor tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history and examines its historiography, assessess the context of new interpretations, considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas and offers their own interpretation. The introduction outlines the history of the revisionist controversy and places Ireland within a historical and contemporary context.
| ISBN | 041512171X | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | | ISBN13 | 9780415121712
(What's this?) | | Pages | 256 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Weight (grammes) | 365 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | London | | Publication date | 02 May 1996 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Non-book description | viii, 245 p. ; | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Library of Congress | 95036523 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY | 941.50072 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
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Introduction George Boyce and Alan O'Day 1. Eighteenth Century Ireland: Colony or Ancient Regime? Sean Connelly, Ulster 2. The Context and Causes of the '98 Rebellion Kevin Whelan, University College, Dublin 3. The Union and its Consequences Liam Kennedy, Queen's University, Belfast 4.The Great Famine Mary Daly, University College, Dublin 5.Irish Nationalism John Hutchinson, Griffith University, Australia 6.Irish Unionism Alvin Jackson, Queen's University, Belfast 7. Land: the revisionist controversy Paul Bew, Queen's University, Belfast 8. 1916: the meaning of a rising George Boyce, University College, Swansea 9. British Policy and Ireland Alan O'Day, North London 10. Literature, Nationalism and Society John Kelly, Oxford
"The collection edited by Boyce and O'Day is the most wide ranging, for its 11 essays assess the work of revisionist historians for a number of passionately debated subjects in Irish history."-Lucas Morel, John Brown University and Mark Noll, Wheaton College
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