Ireland in the World Order
A History of Uneven Development
This history examines Ireland’s development from the medieval to the modern era, comparing its unique trajectory with that of England, Scotland and Wales.
Maurice Coakley focuses on key elements that contributed to Ireland’s development, examining its bloody and violent incorporation into the British state, its refusal to embrace the Protestant Reformation and failure to industrialise in the 19th century. Coakley considers the crucial question of why Ireland’s national identity has come to rest on a mass movement for independence.
Cutting through many of the myths – imperialist and nationalist – which have obscured the real reasons for Ireland's course of development, Ireland in the World Order provides a new perspective on Irish history.
Maurice Coakley focuses on key elements that contributed to Ireland’s development, examining its bloody and violent incorporation into the British state, its refusal to embrace the Protestant Reformation and failure to industrialise in the 19th century. Coakley considers the crucial question of why Ireland’s national identity has come to rest on a mass movement for independence.
Cutting through many of the myths – imperialist and nationalist – which have obscured the real reasons for Ireland's course of development, Ireland in the World Order provides a new perspective on Irish history.
Maurice Coakley lectures in the Journalism and Media Studies faculty of Griffith College, Dublin.
'The scope is original ... a complex interaction between political theory, Irish history, theology, sociology and anthropology' - Dr Gerard McCann, St Mary's College, Queens University Belfast
Preface
Introduction
1. Passages from the Medieval
2. Roots of Capitalism and Nationality
3. Legacies of Uneven Development
4. Conclusion: Ireland in a Changing World Order
Glossary
Historical Time Line
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. Passages from the Medieval
2. Roots of Capitalism and Nationality
3. Legacies of Uneven Development
4. Conclusion: Ireland in a Changing World Order
Glossary
Historical Time Line
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
Published by Pluto Press in Jul 2012
Paperback ISBN: 9780745331256
eBook ISBN: 9781849647328
eBook ISBN: 9781849647328
135mm x 215mm