The Case of Ireland: Commerce, Empire and the European Order, 1750-1848

by James Stafford

Book Overview

The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries have long been seen as a foundational period for modern Irish political traditions such as nationalism, republicanism and unionism. The Case of Ireland offers a fresh account of Ireland's neglected role in European debates about commerce and empire in what was a global era of war and revolution. Drawing on a broad range of writings from merchants, agrarian improvers, philosophers, politicians and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009013742
• ISBN13: 9781009013741
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"