Nation of Politicians - Gender, Patriotism, Political Culture in Late Eighteenth Century

Informationen zum Autor Padhraig Higgins is assistant professor of history at Mercer County College in New Jersey. Klappentext Examines how ubiquitous forms of communication - sermons! songs and ballads! handbills! toasts! graffiti! theatre! rumours! and gossip - encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland's richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural! intellectual! social! and public history. Zusammenfassung The politicization of non-elites was driven by the Volunteers! a militia force that emerged in Ireland as British troops were called away to the American War of Independence. This book argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities - associating! petitioning! subscribing! and shopping - expanded the scope of political participation.

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• Authors: Padhraig Higgins
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2009
• EAN: 9780299233341
• ISBN: 978-0-299-23334-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: History of Ireland and the Iri; History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora; History of Ireland and the Iri; History of Ireland & the Irish
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science