Rockites, Magistrates and Parliamentarians - Governance and Disturbances in Pre-Famine Rural Munster

List of contents

Introduction 1. Rockites as Agrarian Disturbers 2. Rockite Organisation and Activities 3. The Political World of the Rockites 4. Rockites and the Government. Conclusion: The Rockites in Context

About the author

Shunsuke Katsuta is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology at the University of Tokyo.

Summary

Early 19th-century Ireland witnessed widespread rural unrest, as laborers and smallholders formed secret societies demanding land reform, fair rents and the protection of wages. One of these groups - the Rockites - waged a campaign of arson and intimidation across the southern half of Ireland during the 1820s. Combining analyses of local and econom

Product details

• Authors: Shunsuke Katsuta, Shunsuke (University of Tokyo Katsuta, Katsuta Shunsuke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367594701
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59470-1
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Rural Worlds
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, Social & cultural history, Social & political philosophy, c 1500 onwards to present day, social and political philosophy, Social and cultural history, General and world history, History and Archaeology