The Making of Modern Irish History: Revisionism and the Revisionist Controversy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041509819X ISBN 13: 9780415098199

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

This volume brings together distinguished historians of Ireland, each of whom tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history since the eighteenth century and:

* examines its historiography
* assesses the context of new interpretations
* considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas
* offers their own interpretation.

Topics covered are not only of historical interest but, in the context of recent revisionist debates, of contemporary political significance.

These original contributions take account of new evidence and perspectives, as well as up-to-date historical methodology. Their combination of synthesis and analysis represent a valuable guide to the present state of the writing of modern Irish history.

About this title

About the Author

Boyce, D. George; O'Day, Alan

From the Back Cover

Revisionism has been an important issue in Irish history for several years, as varying partisan accounts of the Irish past have been rewritten and 'rescued' by journalists and historians of different political persuasions. This textbook brings together distinguished historians of Ireland, each of whom tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history since the eighteenth century and examines its historiography, assesses the context of new interpretations, considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas, and offers their own interpretation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041509819X
• ISBN 13: 9780415098199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 254
• Editor: O'Day Alan, Boyce D. George