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Belfast 400
S. J. Connolly (Ed.)
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Description for Belfast 400
Hardback. Why did such an apparently unfavourable spot, a waterlogged river mouth, persist for centuries - long before the appearance of the first town - as a site of human settlement. Why did what was intended to be a minor outpost of British settlement in the province of Ulster become its most important urban centre? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Connolly, S. J. Num Pages: 395 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Limited hardback edition in a clothbound slipcase with gold foil lettering and ribbon marker. One of only four hundred limited edition, beautifully bound, boxed copies of 'Belfast 400: People, Place and History'. Published to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the town’s foundation, 'Belfast 400' draws on a wide range of recent research to present a new history of one of the world’s most fascinating and most misunderstood cities. The misunderstanding, and the fascination, arise from the same contradictions. Belfast was a significant part of the story of Great Britain’s rise to industrial greatness. But it was a city ... Read more
Limited hardback edition in a clothbound slipcase with gold foil lettering and ribbon marker. One of only four hundred limited edition, beautifully bound, boxed copies of 'Belfast 400: People, Place and History'. Published to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the town’s foundation, 'Belfast 400' draws on a wide range of recent research to present a new history of one of the world’s most fascinating and most misunderstood cities. The misunderstanding, and the fascination, arise from the same contradictions. Belfast was a significant part of the story of Great Britain’s rise to industrial greatness. But it was a city ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
Number of Pages
395
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846316364
SKU
V9781846316364
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About S. J. Connolly (Ed.)
S. J. Connolly is Professor of Irish History and Director of Research, Queens University Belfast.
Reviews for Belfast 400
... this book is designed to mark this year’s 400th anniversary of Belfast’s charter. In format and content it is high-brow-meets-coffee-table and the illustrations and maps are quite stunning.
Irish Times
The book will make good a good present for anyone interested in the socio-politico-economic history of Belfast and wanting to get ahead of next year’s commemorations.
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Irish Times
The book will make good a good present for anyone interested in the socio-politico-economic history of Belfast and wanting to get ahead of next year’s commemorations.
... Read more