Scripture Politics: Ulster Presbyterians and Irish Radicalism in the Late Eighteenth Century

by I. R. McBride

Overview

Scripture Politics examines the central role played by Ulster Presbyterians in the birth of Irish republicanism. Ian McBride restores the United Irishmen to their eighteenth-century social context, restructuring a world where religious doctrine, political theory, and social antagonisms remained inextricably linked.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198206422
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/05/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1770L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Durham

Editorial Reviews

"This is an outstanding and startlingly original book that bristles with ideas and insights into a period whose historiography is often characterized by the repetition of platitudes. It also has the merit of being lucidly written and is a pleasure to read."—American Historical Review

"I.R. McBride...has made an invaluable contribution to Irish historiography."—Times Literary Supplement

"[T]he first serious study of Presbyterian radicalism....Highly recommended for all Irish and British studies collections."—CHOICE

"[S]tudies of Irish radicalism have failed to deliver a comprehensive analysis of the Presbyterians of Belfast...Ian McBride's Scripture Politics marks an important step towards this end and confirms the author's standing among the finest of Ireland's historians."—Albion

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