Ireland: A Concise History

Maire MacEntee O'Brien

ISBN 10: 0500273790 / ISBN 13: 9780500273791

Published by Thames & Hudson, 1985

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0500273790I4N00

Synopsis:

There is a tragic inevitability about Irish history: "hatred answering hatred", as Lady Gregory wrote. Four events in particular, Yeats' "four deep, tragic notes", ring through Irish history: the Catholic revolt against Elizabeth; the battle of the Boyne, which established the Protestant Ascendancy; the impact of the French Revolution; and the fall from power of Charles Stewart Parnell, which turned Ireland away from peaceful solutions to its ills. The authors bring the story up to the present, then look ahead to the end of the century.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ireland: A Concise History
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket