New Foundations (Revised Edition): Ireland 1660-1800

by David Dickson

Book Overview

The cataclysmic events that changed Ireland in the century before 1660 led to the emergence of a new social order, dominated by a fairly homogeneous ruling class of Anglican gentry. This group went on to achieve a remarkable economic and political ascendancy over rival social and religious groups until the last quarter of the eighteenth century. New Foundations is a comprehensive general survey of this formative period of Irish history and explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716526379
• ISBN13: 9780716526377
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Irish Academic Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.