Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800

List of contents

SECTION 1: POLITICAL HISTORY. SECTION 2: SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY. SECTION 3: ECONOMIC HISTORY. SECTION 4: FOREIGN RELATIONS. SECTION 5: BIOGRAPHIES. SECTION 6: GLOSSARY

About the author

N. C. Fleming is Lecturer in Modern History at the Queen's University of Belfast. He is author of The Marquess of Londonderry: Aristocracy, Power and Politics in Britain and Ireland (2005).
Alan O’Day is Fellow in Modern History at Greyfriars, University of Oxford. He is author of The English Face of Irish Nationalism (1977, 1994), Parnell and the First Home Rule Episode (1986) and Irish Home Rule, 1867–1921 (1998).

Summary

This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern Irish history from the passing of the Act of Union to the premiership of Bertie Ahern.Offering a full chronology, this book gives the reader a full insight on major aspects of modern Irish history. The book explorespopulation, education, social structure and religion; economic statistics covering agriculture, trade, prices and wages, transport and unemployment and a further wealth of material on Irish women's history, treaties, elections, law, communications, a glossary and biographical information.

Product details

• Authors: Neil Fleming, O Day, Alan O'Day, Alan (Greyfriars O'Day, Alan (Greyfriars University of Oxford UK) O'Day, Alan (Greyfriars O''day
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138180819
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18081-9
• No. of pages: 824
• Series: Longman Handbooks To History; Longman Handbooks To History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories