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In the Wake of the Great Rebellion: Republicanism, Agrarianism and Banditry in Ireland After 1798
James Patterson
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Description for In the Wake of the Great Rebellion: Republicanism, Agrarianism and Banditry in Ireland After 1798
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive insight into a relatively neglected period of Irish history. This work is suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate students and lecturers of Irish history, and those in the general public with an interest in Irish history. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
On Monday 19 September 1803, the most significant trial in the history of Ireland took place in Dublin. At the dock stood a twenty-five year old former Trinity College student and doctor’s son. His name was Robert Emmet and he was standing trial for heading a rebellion on 23 July 1803. The iconic power of Robert Emmet in Irish history cannot be overstated. Emmet looms large in narratives of the past, yet the rebellion, which he led, remains to be fully contextualised. Patterson’s book repairs this omission and explains the complex process of politicisation and revolutionary activity extending into the ... Read more
On Monday 19 September 1803, the most significant trial in the history of Ireland took place in Dublin. At the dock stood a twenty-five year old former Trinity College student and doctor’s son. His name was Robert Emmet and he was standing trial for heading a rebellion on 23 July 1803. The iconic power of Robert Emmet in Irish history cannot be overstated. Emmet looms large in narratives of the past, yet the rebellion, which he led, remains to be fully contextualised. Patterson’s book repairs this omission and explains the complex process of politicisation and revolutionary activity extending into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press Machester
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719085567
SKU
V9780719085567
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About James Patterson
James G. Patterson is an Associate Professor of History at Centenary College of New Jersey. -- .
Reviews for In the Wake of the Great Rebellion: Republicanism, Agrarianism and Banditry in Ireland After 1798
This is a significant book based on impressive and pioneering archival research and will be required reading for anyone interested in late eighteenth-century and pre-famine Ireland. By showing the potent and complex ways that radical politics survived at a popular level throughout post-1798 Ireland, Patterson’s study forces historians to reassess the roles played by sectarianism and agrarian protest in Ireland ... Read more