Politics and Culture of Honour in Britain and Ireland, 1541-1641

Informationen zum Autor Brendan Kane is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Klappentext Exploring early modern concepts of honour! this book brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland. Zusammenfassung Exploring 'honour politics' in the early modern period! Brendan Kane reveals that honour played a powerful role in determining the character of Anglo-Irish society! politics and cultural contact! and brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland and of the Irish responses to it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: honour in Britain and Ireland; 1. The honour revolution of 1541; 2. Gaelic honour in Tudor Ireland; 3. 'British' honour and the Nine Years' War; 4. Making the Irish European: Gaelic honour after the Nine Years' War; 5. Gaelic and Old English honour in early Stuart 'Britain'; 6. A hierarchy transformed? Precedence disputes, the defence of honour and 'British' high-politics, 1603-32; 7. Wentworth, the Irish Lord Deputyship and the Caroline politics of honour; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan Kane, Brendan (University of Connecticut) Kane, Brendan Michael Kane, Kane Brendan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2010
• EAN: 9780521898645
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89864-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, British Isles, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700