People, Politics and Power: Essays on Irish History 1660-1850 in Honour of James I. McGuire Unknown - 2009

Dublin: University College Dublin Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 216pp, index

University College Dublin Press, 2010. Hardcover. New. 216 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Hardback. New. "People, Politics and Power" presents some of the most recent thinking on politics and society in Ireland from the Restoration to the Great Famine. Written by students and colleagues of James McGuire, the essays reflect McGuire's scholarly engagement with the interaction between the individual and the political arena, the Church of Ireland, the exercise of power in all its multifarious manifestations, and political biography. Each essay presents a new reading of the career of an emblematical figure, an important moment or a significant trend or issue, ranging across topics such as the legislative process, the politics of persuasion, life within the law and beyond it, constitutional change, religion and ideology. This book provides a stimulating new perspective on the various processes and influences that help to define people and their actions in Irish history between 1660 and 1850. James I. McGuire, the managing editor of the forthcoming seven-volume Dictionary… Leer más

UCD, 2009. NEW AND UNUSED. Hard Cover. New.

University College Dublin Press, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.