Ireland And Empire: Colonial Legacies In Irish History And Culture Paperback

Stephen Howe

A growing band of historians, political commentators, and cultural critics has sought to analyse Ireland's past and present in colonial terms. For some, including Irish Republicans, it is the only proper framework for understanding Ireland. Others reject the very use of the colonial label for Ireland's history; while using the term for the present arouses outrage, especially amongst Ulster Unionists. This book evaluates and analuses these controversies, ranging from debates over the ancient and medieval past to those in current literary and postcolonial theory. Scholarly, at times polemical, it is the most comprehensive study of these themes ever to appear, and will undoubtedly stimulate discussion for years to come.

9780199249909

English

Oxford University Press, USA

14 Mar 2002

350

Ireland and Empire is an entertaining historiographical essay, which is timely, coherent and argumentative. * Edward Cavanagh, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History * should be read by anyone interested in understanding the ways in which historians, literary critics, political scientists, politicans and propagandists have perceived Ireland's past and present ... a stimulating discussion. * English Historical Review * sharp and perceptive study of idelology, history, culture and the matter of Ireland. * Independent * An academic page-turner * Sunday Tribune, Dublin * A more relevant or better researched book would be difficult to find * Irish Post *