Ireland''s Empire - The Roman Catholic Church in the English-Speaking World, 1829-1914

Examines the complex relationship between Roman Catholicism and the global Irish diaspora in the nineteenth century for the first time.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The United States; 2. Newfoundland; 3. India; 4. South Africa; 5. Canada; 6. Australia; 7. New Zealand; Conclusion.

About the author

Colin Barr is Senior Lecturer in the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of several books on Irish history, including Paul Cullen, John Henry Newman, and the Catholic University of Ireland, 1845–1865 (2003), The European Culture Wars in Ireland: The Callan Schools Affair 1868–81 (2010) and is co-editor of Nation/Nazione: Irish Nationalism and the Italian Risorgimento (2013), with Michele Finelli and Anne O'Connor, and Religion and Greater Ireland: Christianity and Irish Global Networks, 1750–1950 (2015), with Hilary M. Carey.

Summary

Ireland's Empire examines the complex relationship between Roman Catholicism and the global Irish diaspora in the nineteenth century. Tracing the spread of Irish Roman Catholicism across the English-speaking world and drawing on more than 100 archives on five continents, this is the first truly global history of this phenomenon.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Barr, Colin (University of Aberdeen) Barr, Barr Colin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781107040922
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04092-2
• No. of pages: 580
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christianity, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Colonialism and imperialism, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards