Ireland and Empire in the Late Nineteenth Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-83765-060-6
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 276 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Irish Historical Monographs

This book examines the place of imperialism in the cultural, political and economic life of late nineteenth-century Irish society.

It highlights the tensions which arose because Ireland was at the same time both a colonial subject of Britain, yet also shared aspects of the imperial culture which was being formed during this period. It considers how Empire seeped into everyday Irish life, explores how Irish men and Irish women were intimately bound up with British expansionism, with imperial achievements and setbacks enthusiastically covered in many national and local newspapers, and discusses how Irish politicians and students vehemently debated imperial matters in public. It addresses key questions including: What were the similarities and differences with Britain's imperial experience? Was there a general awareness and understanding of the implications of British overseas expansion? How was Ireland's ambiguous role in Britain's imperial enterprise perceived: did the Irish regard themselves as empire-makers, opponents of British national chauvinism, or occupying a more neutral role? Overall, the book provides a nuanced analysis of the impact of the British Empire in Ireland, demonstrating how the Empire was central to Ireland's late nineteenth-century historical experience - for nationalists and unionists alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Leary, Fergal

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Note on Terminology
Chronology

Introduction

Part A. Politics
1. Gladstonian Liberalism: Imperialism in Egypt and Coercion in Ireland
2. Another 'People Struggling to be Free': Crisis and Conquest in the Sudan

Part B. Culture
3. Informing Ireland: Sources of Information and Their Cultural Impact
4. Reading Empire: Identities, Patriotism, and the Press

Part C. Society
5. Building Empires: Humanitarian and Religious Impulses
6. Learning About Empire: Debating Societies and Schooling
7. Economic Ideas: Profit from the Empire or from Home Rule?
Conclusion
Appendix

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

O'Leary, Fergal
Fergal O'Leary completed his doctorate at Queen's University, Belfast.

Fergal O'Leary completed his doctorate at Queen's University, Belfast