Irish Politics and Social Conflict in the Age of the American Revolution
Автор:Maurice R. O'Connell Год: 2007 Издание:Книга по Требованию Страниц: 464 ISBN: 9780812220100 "The most concise introductory narrative of the Irish response to the American Revolution."--Andrew O'Shaughnessy, author of An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean In the midst of great expansion and economic growth in the eighteenth century, Ireland was deeply divided along racial, religious, and economic lines. More than two thirds of the population were Catholic, but nearly all the landowners were Anglican. The minority also comprised practically the entire body of lawyers, officers in the army and navy, and holders of political positions. At the same time, a growing middle class of merchants and manufacturers sought to reform Parliament to gain a real share in the political power monopolized by the aristocracy and landed gentry. Irish Politics and Social Conflict in the Age of the American Revolution remains one of the few in-depth studies of the effects of the Revolution on Ireland. Focusing on nine important years of Irish history, 1775 to 1783,...
