Title: Constructing Irish national identity : discourse and ritual during the land war, 1879-1882 /
Authors: Kane, Anne, 1956-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Land tenure Ireland History; Social movements Ireland History; Discourse analysis Ireland History; Ritual Political aspects Ireland History; Nationalism Ireland History; Ethnicity Ireland History; Political culture Ireland History; Social change Ireland History; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.; HISTORY / Modern / General.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.; Discourse analysis; Ethnicity; HISTORY Europe Ireland.; Land tenure; Nationalism; Political culture; Politics and government.; Ritual Political aspects; Social change; Social conditions.; Social movements; Ireland Politics and government; Ireland Social conditions
Abstract: "Author Anne Kane analyzes the intertwined cultural, political, and social transformations that occur during historical events by focusing specifically on the case of the Irish land war, a pivotal event in the formation of the modern Irish nation"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Redeeming Ireland : the historical problem and a model for cultural analysis -- Historical antecedents to the Irish land war -- Emergence of the Irish land movement, 1879 -- Movement expansion, 1880 -- Consolidation of Irish nationalist identity, 1881 -- Out of the land war -- Irish national identity.