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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, New Sealed
Item specificsCondition New Sealed Book. Please see the photos of the item to see its condition. Country/Region of Manufacture Ireland ISBN 9780192852458 Book Title Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland Item Length 9.6in Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated Publication Year 1991 Format United Kingdom-Trade PAPER Language English Item Height 0.8in Author R. F. Foster Features Reprint Genre History Topic Europe / Ireland, Europe / General Item Width 7.4in Item Weight 36 Oz Number of Pages 398 Pages About this productProduct InformationFew countries in the world have such a compelling, individual, and stirring history as Ireland. This new volume in a distinguished series offers the most authoritative account of Irish history ever published for the general reader. Written by an expert team of scholars, and richlyillustrated throughout, it takes us from the very earliest prehistoric communities and first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change to the present day.The story is one of paradox and ambiguity, as well as of unifying overall themes. Patterns of settlement and colonisation, religious confrontation, and the emergence of new political patterns are among the issues discussed. The question of Irish identity, and the meaning of 'colonialism' in thevery Irish sense, raise important questions about the use of language: a special feature of the book is a chapter devoted to the language and literature which preserve, in their way, a record of Irish history.The conflicts, settlements, discontinuities, and unities of Irish history are illustrated with reference to landscape, artefacts, architecture, and an enormous variety of contemporary visual evidence. There are over 200 photographs including 24 full-colour plates, and the volume comes completewith reference material, maps, a chronology, lists of further reading and a full index.Wide-ranging, challenging, and highly readable, this vivid view of Irish history will instruct and entertain students, scholars, and general readers alike. Product IdentifiersPublisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN-10 0192852450 ISBN-13 9780192852458 Product ID (ePID) 77089 Product Key FeaturesBook Title Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland Format United Kingdom-Trade PAPER Language English Features Reprint Topic Europe / Ireland, Europe / General Publication Year 1991 Genre History Number of Pages 398 Pages DimensionsItem Length 9.6in Item Height 0.8in Item Width 7.4in Item Weight 36 Oz Additional Product FeaturesLc Classification Number Da906 Edition Description Reprint Reviews 'The book, glossy and very readable ranges widely; social, cultural and economic aspects receive as much attention as politics.'Causeway, 'a comprehensive and authoritative account from prehistoric times to thepresent, well suited to the general reader, and profusely illustrated'British Book News, 'This volume is lavishly and often beautifully illustrated with pages frommonastic manuscripts, paintings or, more recently photographs. For the generalreader whose knowledge of Irish history is patchy, it provides an admirableintroduction.'Tribune, 'admirably edited by Professor Roy Foster ... stimulating, engrossing and objective account of Irish history from earliest times to 1987 ... the contributors write with individuality, freshness and authority ... It is well researched, lively and most readable.'Day by Day, 'The book, glossy and very readable ranges widely; social, cultural andeconomic aspects receive as much attention as politics.'Causeway, 'This volume is lavishly and often beautifully illustrated with pages from |