Foster: The Oxford History of Ireland
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Жанр : Oxford University Press
Издательство : Oxford University Press
Год издания : 2001
Аннотация:
- Written by a distinguished team of Irish scholars — Roy Foster is one of the best-known writers of Irish History — Huge general interest in Irish history, politics and literature — An authoritative and balanced account of over two thousand years of Irish history — Covers events from prehistoric communities and Christian settlements to the Troubles of the present day Under the editorship of R. F. Foster, a team of distinguished Irish historians has produced a challenging assessment of Ireland's history, invaluable for the student and general reader alike. Their approach stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The long-contested question of Irish identity and its relation to language is also fruitfully examined. The text of this book, originally published in The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, is usefully supplemented with a chronology of Irish history, maps, and suggestions for further reading.