This book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence, famine, emigration, and feminism. The Princeton History of Modern Ireland takes readers from the Tudor conquest in the sixteenth century to the contemporary boom and bust of the Celtic Tiger, exploring key political developments as well as major social and cultural movements. Contributors describe how the experiences of empire and diaspora have determined Ireland's position in the wider world and analyze them alongside domestic changes ranging from the Irish language to the economy. They trace the literary and intellectual history of Ireland from Jonathan Swift to Seamus Heaney and look at important shifts in ideology and belief, delving into subjects such as religion, gender, and Fenianism. Presenting the latest cutting-edge scholarship by a new generation of historians of Ireland, The Princeton History of Modern Ireland features narrative chapters on Irish history followed by thematic chapters on key topics.
The book highlights the global reach of the Irish experience as well as commonalities shared across Europe, and brings vividly to life an Irish past shaped by conquest, plantation, assimilation, revolution, and partition.
Acknowledgments vii Contributors ix Maps xiii Introduction Richard Bourke 1 Part 1 NARRATIVE and EVENTS 1. Conquest, Civilization, Colonization: Ireland, 1540-1660 Jane Ohlmeyer 21 2. Ascendancy Ireland, 1660-1800 Ultan Gillen 48 3. Ireland under the Union, 1801-1922 John Bew 74 4. Independent Ireland Fearghal McGarry 109 5. Northern Ireland since 1920 Niall O Dochartaigh 141 6. Twenty-First-Century Ireland Diarmaid Ferriter 168 Part 2 TOPICS, THEMES, and DEVELOPMENTS 7. Intellectual History: William King to Edmund Burke Daniel Carey 193 8. Cultural Developments: Young Ireland to Yeats David Dwan 217 9. Irish Modernism and Its Legacies Lauren Arrington 236 10. Media and Culture in Ireland, 1960-2008 Maurice Walsh 253 11. Historiography Richard Bourke 271 12. Religion Ian McBride 292 13. The Irish Language Vincent Morley 320 14. Ireland and Empire Jill C. Bender 343 15. Women and Gender in Modern Ireland Catriona Kennedy 361 16. Political Violence Marc Mulholland 382 17. Famine Ciara Boylan 403 18. Economy in Independent Ireland Andy Bielenberg 425 19. Nationalisms Matthew Kelly 447 20. Feminism Maria Luddy 470 21. Diaspora Enda Delaney 490 Index 509
