Fully updated to include all the latest developments in the peace process, this popular guide provides an accessible way to study Ireland's complicated past. Covering all the major evetns, their contexts and their roles in the making of Ireland today, the author pays particular attention to the last 200 years and offers new levels of insight into the complex identity of the Irish people.
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Fully updated to include all the latest developments in the peace process, this popular guide provides an accessible way to study Ireland's complicated past. Covering all the major evetns, their contexts and their roles in the making of Ireland today, the author pays particular attention to the last 200 years and offers new levels of insight into the complex identity of the Irish people.
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Add this copy of Ireland: a Short History to cart. $36.32, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Oneworld Publications.
Add this copy of Ireland: a Short History to cart. $54.79, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Oneworld Pubns Ltd.
Very informative about Irish history. Examines a wide range of issues regarding the country. Not difficult to read.
AlbuquerqueStew
Aug 20, 2009
Useful but....
This is the first book on Irish history I read in preparing for a trip to Ireland. It covers the period to 1800 very briefly. Recent history is covered through some time in 2007. Positives: well organized; covers important themes (organized by chapter); section at the end of each chapter summarizes alternative historical interpretations and explanations of the period in that chapter. Negatives: rather dry prose style; terse coverage before 1800 does not give the reader the background to understand some of the prevailing attitudes. For the period from the Neolithic to the coming of the English, an excellent summary is In Search of Ancient Ireland, by a documentary film maker who made a film with the same name.
