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Oliver MacDonagh described the first edition of "Ireland: The Union and its Aftermath", published in 1968, as "a very small book with very large themes". The book rapidly reached the status of a classic and remains a thought-provoking survey of the history of Ireland from the Act of Union of 1800 until modern times. It has been unavailable for a long time. MacDonagh regarded the Act of Union as the most important single factor in shaping Ireland as a nation in the modern world. Although subordination to Britain had influenced Irish development before 1800, it took a rapidly different form under the Act of Union: "The experience of being assimilated by, and resisting assimilation into, a powerful and alien empire - perhaps the master-culture of the 19th century - was truly traumatic." For the second edition, published in 1977, which is reprinted here with a new introduction by W. J. Mc Cormack, MacDonagh included a chapter on the period 1968-73, taking account of the early years of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
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"This is a top-line political history of the old school, and none the worse for it." Irish Democrat March 2004 "all readers should appreciate the total achievement of MacDonagh's ... a gathering of clearly and gracefully presented original and perceptive ideas and observations, the product of much research and deep reflection, compacted into a relatively short space ... should be in the library of all those interested in Irish Studies. It is an ideal complement to standard texts in college and university Irish history courses." Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2004 "a book that deserves its new designation as a classic of Irish history." Irish Studies Review 13 (4) 2005 "University College Dublin Press has now published over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity." Books Ireland Nov 2007 "Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics should reacquaint themselves with these classics, part of a long running and immensely useful series from University College Dublin Press." Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0049410040
- ISBN 13 9780049410046
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages180
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. When Professor MacDonagh's Ireland was first published in 1967, it was acknowledged as a notable edition to the literature available to the student interested in Irish history and development. This new edition not only uses that earlier material, which has been amended and brought up to date, but also contains a new concluding section which offers an insight into events up to 1973. **The jacket is price clipped.**. Seller Inventory # 003292
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Book Description Revised and Enlarged Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: ex-library copy. Physical description: 176 pages; 22 cm. Contents: The Union -- The Siamese twins -- Disaffection -- The new nationalism -- The new state -- The new economy -- Old lamps for new. Summary: When the first edition was published in 1967, it was acknowledged as a notable addition to the literature available to the student interested in Irish history and development. This new edition not only uses that earlier material, which has been amended and brought up to date, but also contains a new concluding section which offers an insight into events up to 1973. This terminal date has been selected because it can be seen in two separate ways as a critical point in the Anglo-Irish political relationship. In 1972 both countries determined upon becoming members of the EEC, and the Northern Ireland parliament was suspended. The author contends that the last remnant of the Act of Union may have been placed under death-sentence then and that, if that is the case, 1972 will prove to be the closing entry in a ledger which reads, 1801, 1922, 1972. Subjects: Ireland History 19th century. Ireland History 20th century. Ireland History The Union. Ireland, 1800-1972. Ireland. Irish history. Nationalism. Economic conditions. Genre: History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 336576
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Book Description Revised and Enlarged Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: ex-library copy. Physical description: 176 pages; 22 cm. Contents: The Union -- The Siamese twins -- Disaffection -- The new nationalism -- The new state -- The new economy -- Old lamps for new. Summary: When the first edition was published in 1967, it was acknowledged as a notable addition to the literature available to the student interested in Irish history and development. This new edition not only uses that earlier material, which has been amended and brought up to date, but also contains a new concluding section which offers an insight into events up to 1973. This terminal date has been selected because it can be seen in two separate ways as a critical point in the Anglo-Irish political relationship. In 1972 both countries determined upon becoming members of the EEC, and the Northern Ireland parliament was suspended. The author contends that the last remnant of the Act of Union may have been placed under death-sentence then and that, if that is the case, 1972 will prove to be the closing entry in a ledger which reads, 1801, 1922, 1972. Subjects: Ireland History 19th century. Ireland History 20th century. Ireland History The Union. Ireland, 1800-1972. Ireland. Irish history. Nationalism. Economic conditions. Genre: History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 336576
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