The first Irish cities : an eighteenth-century transformation /
Dickson, David,1947-author.
A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social, and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies of a violent past, and he reflects on their subsequent partial eclipse. Beautifully illustrated, this account reveals how the country's cities were distinctive and-through the Irish diaspora-influential beyond Ireland's shores.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-320) and index.
1. The Walls Come Down -- 2. Peopling the Cities -- 3. The Keys of the Kingdom -- 4. Northern Turn -- 5. Workshop, Warehouse and the Primacy of Dublin -- 6. Together and Apart -- 7. Projects and Projections -- 8. Food for Thought -- 9. Order and Disorder -- 10. The Shutting of the Gates -- 11. Partings -- Conclusion.
A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social, and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies of a violent past, and he reflects on their subsequent partial eclipse. Beautifully illustrated, this account reveals how the country's cities were distinctive and-through the Irish diaspora-influential beyond Ireland's shores.
Cities and towns