Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest, 1780-1914

by Samuel Clark (Editor), James S. Donnelly, Jr (Editor)

Overview

"The strength of this volume cannot be conveyed by an itemisation of its contents; for what it provides is an incisive commentary on the newly-recognised landmarks of Irish agrarian history in the modern period. . . . The importance, even indispensability, of this achievement is compounded by exemplary editing."—Roy Foster, London Times Literary Supplement

"As a whole, the volume demonstrates the wealth, complexity, and sophistication of Irish rural studies. The book is essential reading for anyone involved in modern Irish history. It will also serve as an excellent introduction to this rich field for scholars of other peasant communities and all interested in problems of economic and political developments."—American Historical Review

"A milestone in the evolution of Irish social history. There is a remarkable consistency of style and standard in the essays. . . . This is truly history from the grassroots."—Timothy P. O'Neill, Studia Hibernica

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299093730
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	11/16/1983
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	468
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Samuel Clark is professor of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and the author of several books including State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe. James S. Donnelly, Jr., is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and author most recently of The Great Irish Potato Famine. He serves as coeditor of the journal Éire-Ireland and of the University of Wisconsin Press series, History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.

Table of Contents

Contents Editors and Contributors Acknowledgments Abbreviations General Introduction I. The Tradition of Violence Introduction 1. Taxation and Disaffection in Late Eighteenth-Century Ireland / David Dickson 2. Caravats and Shanavests: Whiteboyism and Faction Fighting in East Munster, 1802-11 / Paul E. W. Roberts 3. Pastorini and Captain Rock: Millenarianism and Sectarianism in the Rockite Movement of 1821-4 / James S. Donnelly, Jr. II. Land and Religion in Ulster Introduction 4. The Armagh Troubles, 1784-95 / David W. Miller 5. The Agarian Opposition in Ulster Politics, 1848-87 / Paul Bew and Frank Wright 6. The Land Question and Elections in Ulster, 1868-86 / Brian M. Walker III. Changing Lines of Cleavage and Cohesion Introduction 7. Land League Power: The Tralee Poor-Law Election of 1881 / William L. Feingold 8. A Marginal Figure: The Irish Ruler Laborer / John W. Boyle 9. Farmers, Traders, and Agricultural Politics in Pre-Independence Ireland / Liam Kennedy 10. The Cleavage between Graziers and Peasants in the Land Struggle, 1890-1910 / David S. Johnes The Unreaped Harvest Index

Editorial Reviews

"No student of modern Ireland can afford to be without a copy."—K. Theodore Hoppen, Irish Historical Studies

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