Revisionist scholarship and modern Irish politics
Almost nowhere are politics and history so intimately bound up as in Ireland. Over the course of several hundred years rival political and religious camps have shaped their identities according to particular interpretations of their shared history. As such, any re-examination and revision of Irish h...
| Основен автор: | Perry, Robert. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey, England :
Ashgate Pub. Co.,
[2013]
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=573171 |
| Подобни документи: |
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Revisionist scholarship and modern Irish politics. |
| Резюме: |
Almost nowhere are politics and history so intimately bound up as in Ireland. Over the course of several hundred years rival political and religious camps have shaped their identities according to particular interpretations of their shared history. As such, any re-examination and revision of Irish history has the potential to have a very real impact upon wider society. Defining revisionism in historiography as a reaction to contemporary conflict in Ireland, this book looks at how intellectuals, scholars and those who were politically involved, have reacted to a crisis of violence. It explores. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409451280 1409451283 9781299925168 1299925162 |