6761 | 23 August 2006 17:52 |
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:52:00 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
CFP: Natural Disasters and Pre-Modern Societies | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: CFP: Natural Disasters and Pre-Modern Societies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forwarded from H-NET. This may be of interest to the list.=20 Natural Disasters and Pre-Modern Societies, Conference hosted by the Historical Department of the University of Z=FCrich, Switzerland, = September, 7-9, 2006 (Conference Venue: SOC-1-101, R=E4mistrasse 69, 8001 = Z=FCrich).=20 The historical study of disasters is an interdisciplinary field, = currently dominated by scholars from various sub-disciplines of the historical and social sciences (environmental and climate history, historical = anthropology, social anthropology/ethnology, geography). The conference will focus on pre-modern societies prioritising the period 1500 to 1800. = Geographically, the case studies are spread across the globe and are related to a wide cultural spectrum. This will be the most basic prerequisite for = large-scale cultural comparison. In a global history perspective, important issues = of comparison will be religious forms of coping in Islamic and Christian societies as well as differences between pre-colonial, colonial and non-colonial societies. Another focus of the conference results from a considerable number of contributions dealing with climatically induced disasters (e.g. floods, droughts/famine, storm tides). In the late = Middle Ages and the Early Modern period this type of disaster must be seen in connection with a significant climatic change, known as the Little Ice = Age.=20 =20 Dr Franz Mauelshagen=20 University of Z=FCrich=20 Department of History=20 Karl Schmid-Str. 4=20 8006 Z=FCrich, Switzerland=20 Tel.: +41 (0)44 6343891 Email: monica.staub[at]freesurf.ch Visit the website at http://www.hist.unizh.ch/disaster =20 William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History Murray State University Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20 =20 =20 | |
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6762 | 23 August 2006 17:52 |
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:52:00 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
CFP: Global Labor History and the Question of Freedom and | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: CFP: Global Labor History and the Question of Freedom and Unfreedom MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forwarded from H-NET. This may be of interest to the list.=20 Call for Papers =20 =93Global Labor History and the Question of Freedom and Unfreedom=94 To = be held in Berlin, December 14-16, 2006. The conference is funded by the State = of Berlin Senate=92s Office for Science, Research, and Culture and will be realized by the joint cooperation between the Wissenschaftskolleg zu = Berlin and the Wissenschaftszentrum f=FCr Sozialforschung Berlin (WZB) under = the direction of Professor J=FCrgen Kocka (WZB) and Professor Andreas Eckert (Universit=E4t Hamburg).=20 After two conferences in 2005 and 2006 focused on the concept of global labor history in general and on global labor and the nation state respectively, this follow-up conference will examine the field of free/unfree labor from multiple transregional and transcultural perspectives. Again, the conference aims at bringing together younger = and senior scholars who relate their work to the field of global labor = history.=20 One of the main tasks of global labor history is to concern itself with informal and unfree labor, since gainful employment and wage labor in = the global context is increasingly less important. Child, women, and casual labor now determine the international work market. For example, workers = in the field of ship breaking, mine work, and weaving, are far removed from = any "Homo Oeconomicus.=94 Their work does not find any adequate category in = the approaches circulating today =96 even though unfree laborers too are = political players who position themselves in their respective societies. The = concept of unfree labor is based on the idea of immobility and personal = dependence which limit the freedom of the individual. This principle establishes = itself even in western urban centers, in that wage labor and gainful employment change, and people bond when there is a limitation of the property = rights in a situation of dependence.=20 In this regard, the study of supranational regulations or multi-national guidelines on the global market, which influence the political economic development and point out the importance of human rights and anti-discrimination laws in the field of global labor history, are = likewise important topics to discuss.=20 We particularly welcome proposals with a historical focus and an = emphasis placed on the interaction between non-European societies, Europe, and = the United States, as well as on the interactions between non-European societies. With regard to methodical approaches, local studies, = comparisons, and the study of interconnectivities/ entanglements should be = prioritized.=20 Candidates:=20 Candidates should work in the disciplines of history, anthropology, law, sociology, political sciences, as well as area studies. Applicants = should be at the doctoral or postdoctoral level. Ph.D. holders should have = received their doctorate in the last five years. Proposed projects should employ = a historical as well as a transregional perspective.=20 Travel expenses and costs incurred during the stay in Berlin will be covered.=20 Application procedure:=20 To apply, please send the following documents in English:=20 1. A curriculum vitae=20 2. A brief statement of up to 500 words about current research relevant = to the conference=92s theme=20 3. The names and addresses (incl. e-mail) of two referees=20 Application deadline: September 17, 2006=20 Candidates will be informed presumably by the end of September whether = they have been accepted. Participants will be asked to submit the full paper (10,000 words) in English by November 1 to be distributed to the other participants. The detailed program will be announced mid-October.=20 Please send your application, preferably via email, to:=20 Dr. Felicitas Hentschke=20 Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin=20 Wallotstra=DFe 19=20 14193 Berlin, Germany=20 e-mail: fh[at]wiko-berlin.de=20 Further Information:=20 http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/wegedw/?hpl=3D2=20 =20 Dr. Felicitas Hentschke=20 Wege des Wissens. Transregionale Studien /=20 Ways of Knowledge. Transregional Studies=20 Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin=20 Wallotstra=DFe 19, 14193 Berlin=20 Germany=20 Phone: +49 30 89 001-267=20 Fax: +49 30 89 001-200=20 Email: fh[at]wiko-berlin.de Visit the website at = http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/wegedw/?hpl=3D2 William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History Murray State University Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20 =20 =20 | |
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6763 | 23 August 2006 20:38 |
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:38:20 -0500
Reply-To: "Thomas J. Archdeacon" | |
Suggestions, please | |
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From: "Thomas J. Archdeacon" Subject: Suggestions, please MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I am wondering about the availability of online data related to Irish immigrants.=A0 Anything on Scots would also be of interest. My definition of data is statistically oriented.=A0 I=92m looking for = material from which counts can be made.=A0 My definition of online is fairly = broad.=A0 I would count the Transportation Records from Australia and Ruth-Ann = Harris=92s materials on =93Missing Friends.=94=A0 =A0Although both are searchable, = neither can be easily subjected to large-scale manipulation.=A0 I also know that one = can also construct data sets from the IPUMS (Public Use Microsample) = available for some US censuses.=A0 IPUMS can be accessed online, and converted = into files usable with SSPS, etc.=A0 Beyond those, anyone aware of anything? Thanks. Tom | |
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6764 | 24 August 2006 12:15 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:15:39 +0100
Reply-To: Joan Allen | |
Re: returned yank readings | |
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From: Joan Allen Subject: Re: returned yank readings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can I suggest Pamela O'Neill (ed) Exile and Homecoming, Sydney, 2005. These are the published papers of the Fifth Australian Conference of Celtic Studies (2004) The next triennial conference is in 2007. | |
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6765 | 24 August 2006 13:15 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:15:05 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
FW: Southern ACIS Call for Papers | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: FW: Southern ACIS Call for Papers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This may be of interest to the list.=20 =20 Winthrop University, in Rock Hill, SC, will host the Southern Regional Conference of the American Conference for Irish Studies March 8-10, = 2007. The theme of the interdisciplinary conference will be "A Piece of the = Irish Dream," although the committee welcomes paper proposals on all aspects = of Irish Studies.=20 =20 Please submit a one-page paper proposal by October 9, 2006 to:=20 =20 Marguerite Quintelli-Neary (nearym[at]winthrop.edu), or send a hard copy to = her at:=20 English Department =20 250 Bancroft Hall =20 Winthrop University =20 Rock Hill, SC 29733 =20 =20 Selected conference papers will be published in forthcoming issues of Working Papers in Irish Studies, which is published by Winthrop = University.=20 =20 Nuala NiDhomhnaill and Fintan O'Toole have agreed to present readings = at the conference. =20 | |
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6766 | 24 August 2006 16:27 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:27:19 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship- Johns Hopkins | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship- Johns Hopkins MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This may be of interest to the list.=20 The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Solicits applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship = in the Humanities in the following fields: Anthropology, Classics, German, = Romance Languages And Literatures, History, History of Art, History of Science and = Technology, Humanities, Near Eastern Studies, and Philosophy. Two fellowships will = be available starting July 1, 2007. The appointments are for one year, Renewable for a second. The position carries a departmental affiliation = and the responsibility to teach one course per semester. The initial stipend = will be $45,000, with an additional $1,000 made available for research and = travel expenses; health insurance and a one-time moving allowance of $1,500 are Also included. Applicants should have completed the Ph.D. no earlier = than June 30, 2003. For more information, please visit www.jhu.edu/ksas. Applicants should send a letter of interest, a c.v., three letters of recommendation and an academic statement including research and teaching proposals to: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee 237 Mergenthaler Hall Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Applications must be postmarked by November 15, 2006. Applications from Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged. The = Johns Hopkins University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History Murray State University Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20 =20 =20 | |
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6767 | 24 August 2006 16:27 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:27:19 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship - U. Pennsylvania | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship - U. Pennsylvania MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Five Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2007-08 academic = year Are available for untenured scholars who are invited to submit = applications Related to the umbrella topic of "Origins," the Forum's 2007-08 research topic. Fellows teach one freshman seminar each of two terms in addition to conducting Research . $42,000 stipend plus health insurance.=20 The Fellowship is open to all scholars, national and international, who = meet eligibility criteria. Application Deadline: October 16, 2006 Full fellowship eligibility guidelines and application available online only: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu Contact Info: Jennifer Conway Penn Humanities Forum University of Pennsylvania 3619 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104-6213 Website: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History Murray State University Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20 =20 =20 | |
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6768 | 24 August 2006 16:40 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:40:31 -0500
Reply-To: Bill Mulligan | |
FW: International Dissertation Research Fellowship/ Deadline: | |
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From: Bill Mulligan Subject: FW: International Dissertation Research Fellowship/ Deadline: November 1, 2006. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forwarded from e-Nass. This may be of interest to the list.=20 =20 FELLOWSHIP- International Dissertation Research Fellowship The Social Science Research Council and the American Council of=20 Learned Societies announce the 2007 competition of the International=20 Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program designed to support=20 distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences=20 conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Fifty=20 fellowships of approximately $20,000 will be awarded in 2007 with=20 funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge=20 about non-U.S. cultures and societies grounded in empirical and=20 site-specific research (involving fieldwork, research in archival or=20 manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program=20 promotes research that is at once located in a specific discipline and=20 geographical region and is engaged with interdisciplinary and=20 cross-regional perspectives. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except on-site=20 dissertation research by the time the fellowship begins or by December=20 2007, whichever comes first. Fellowships will provide support for=20 nine to twelve months of dissertation research. The fellowship must=20 be held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months=20 between July 2007 and December 2008. For more detailed information on application procedures and=20 eligibility requirements, visit the IDRF website at=20 www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf or contact program staff at idrf[at]ssrc.org . Deadline: November 1, 2006. =20 =20 __,_._,___=20 | |
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6769 | 24 August 2006 18:25 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:25:12 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
Return | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Return MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim, 'Returned yank' limits the search - I don't know if this is intentional? The Returner is a recurring trope in Irish fiction. Maybe in all = fiction... I'll have to have a little think... But here are some that immediately come to mind... 1. Sheehan, Patrick Augustine, Glenanaar (1904)... Who was it who said that Sheehan is a better writer when he forgets he = is a priest? The kindly priest narrator is perhaps too present in = Glenanaar... But the character of the returner is handled well. 2. I happen to be looking at the work of Glenn Patterson... http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/profile/?p=3Dauth101 See Glenn Patterson, Fat Lad, Chatto & Windus, 1992. Which is about returning to Belfast. 'Fat Lad' is a helpful way of remembering the counties of Northern = Ireland. 3. There is a Dermot Bolger play, The Lament for Arthur Clery - which of = course is a deconstructing meditation on the Lament for Art O' Leary/ Caoineadh Airt U=CD Laoghaire. And Art O'Leary was a returner... Paddy -----Original Message----- From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On = Behalf Of Rogers, James Sent: 23 August 2006 23:21 To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [IR-D] returned yank readings Listers, An open-ended question that I submit to the collective wisdom of the = list:=20 What titles - fiction, nonfiction, film, whatever - would you include in = a reading list on the theme of the "returned Yank"? The Quiet Man, = certainly , and George Moore's "Home Sickness"; and we've recently published two = good short memoirs on this theme in New Hibernia Review ("Finding Home: Aughkiltubred, 1969" by James Murphy, 8,3 [Autumn 2004], and "Fearful Symmetry: An Emigrant's Return to Celtic Tiger Ireland" by Maureen = O'Connor, 10, 1 [Spring, 2006]). Other suggestions? Any hidden jewels out there?=20 Thanks in advance. The diaspora list never fails! Jim Rogers James S. Rogers Managing Director/Center for Irish Studies Editor/New Hibernia Review University of St Thomas #5008 2115 Summit Ave St Paul, MN 55105-1096 (651) 962-5662 www.stthomas.edu/irishstudies | |
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6770 | 24 August 2006 19:33 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:33:09 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
TOC Irish Political Studies, Volume 21 Number 3/September 2006 | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: TOC Irish Political Studies, Volume 21 Number 3/September 2006 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Email Patrick O'Sullivan Volume 21 Number 3/September 2006 of Irish Political Studies is now available on the journalsonline.tandf.co.uk web site at http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk. The following URL will take you directly to the issue: http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=W78468711422 This issue contains: Reform of Politico-administrative Relations in the Irish System: Clarifying or Complicating the Doctrine of Ministerial Responsibility? p. 257 Bernadette Connaughton Is Post-nationalism or Liberal-culturalism behind the Transformation of Irish Nationalism? p. 277 Catherine Frost Assessing the Relationship between Neoliberalism and Political Corruption: The Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrat Coalition, 1997-2006 p. 297 Gary Murphy Ministerial Selection in Ireland: Limited Choice in a Political Village p. 319 Eoin O'Malley Between Party and Movement:1 Sinn Fein and the Popular Movement against Criminalisation, 1976-1982 p. 337 F. Stuart Ross Sinn Fein and the Media in Northern Ireland: The New Terrain of Policy Articulation p. 355 Graham Spencer Book Reviews p. 383 | |
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6771 | 24 August 2006 21:26 |
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:26:02 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
Film viewership in Ireland | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Film viewership in Ireland MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Gillespie, Michael [mailto:michael.gillespie[at]marquette.edu]=20 Subject: film viewership in Ireland Dear Friends, I have begun work on an article on cinema viewing in Ireland.=A0 I am = trying to find data on the popularity of films that are shown in Ireland and on video rentals as well.=A0 I know that Screen International publishes = weekly box office figures for Ireland and the UK, and I am trying to get some = back issues.=A0 I also am checking the censorship office website to see which = films have been recently approved. However, I wonder if there are any other sources for cinema attendance for particular films.=A0 I also am at a = loss to find figures on video rentals.=A0 I would be grateful to hear any = suggestions for getting this information.=A0 Thanks in advance. Michael Michael Patrick Gillespie Louise Edna Goeden Professor of English Marquette University | |
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6772 | 25 August 2006 15:50 |
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:50:18 -0500
Reply-To: "William Mulligan Jr." | |
Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham | |
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From: "William Mulligan Jr." Subject: Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded for information. Manuscripts and Special Collections is pleased to announce that its public services are re-opening on Tuesday 29 August 2006. This follows its move to new premises at the University's King's Meadow Campus. Manuscript collections, Special Collections of printed books, and the East Midlands Collection have all moved to King's Meadow Campus. King's Meadow Campus is on the site of the former Carlton TV Studios, purchased by the University in 2005. It is about a mile distant from the main campus. It already houses other sections of Information Services. The move gives the department much needed expansion space for the collections. Manuscripts and Special Collection's web pages contain further information about services and facilities, including directions to the new premises, and opening hours. See http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss for more details. Our new postal address is: Manuscripts and Special Collections University of Nottingham King's Meadow Campus Lenton Lane Nottingham NG7 2NR And contact numbers for enquiries are: Tel: +44 (0)115 951 4565 Fax: +44 (0)115 846 8651 Email: mss-library[at]nottingham.ac.uk Thanks, Kathryn Summerwill William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of History Murray State University Murray KY 42071-3341 USA | |
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6773 | 28 August 2006 16:37 |
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:37:58 +0000
Reply-To: Sarah Morgan | |
The Favourite | |
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From: Sarah Morgan Subject: The Favourite Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed A friend alerted me to this radio programme on 'The Favourite' - a pub in North London which was demolished to make room for the new Arsenal football stadium. At one time, The Favourite was well known as a traditional Irish music venue. The programme is available at the link below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/ln27s/ Sarah. | |
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6774 | 29 August 2006 14:56 |
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:56:05 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
Query EIRE IRELAND VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Query EIRE IRELAND VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: ultancowley[at]eircom.net [mailto:ultancowley[at]eircom.net] Sent: 29 August 2006 14:27 Subject: Re: [IR-D] TOC EIRE IRELAND VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 Dear All I have an Irish correspondent in California who is a former nun living, like myself, outside the academic loop. Can anyone suggest how she might access this issue of Eire Ireland? With thanks Ultan Cowley < < EIRE IRELAND < VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 < ISSN 0013-2683 < < pp. 9-39 < "Our Nuns Are Not a Nation": Politicizing the Convent in Irish Literature < and Film. < Cullingford, E. B. < < pp. 40-63 < Embodied Ideals and Realities: Irish Nuns and Irish Womanhood, 1930s-1960s. < McKenna, Y. < < pp. 64-121 < The Manliness of Parnell. < Valente, J. < < pp. 122-141 < Words as Weapons: Speech, Violence, and Gender in Late Medieval Ireland. < Hall, D. < < pp. 142-168 < Maureen O'Hara: Pirate Queen, Feminist Icon?. < Barton, R. < < pp. 169-191 < Roasting a Man Alive: The Case of Mary Rielly, Criminal Lunatic. < Prior, P. < < pp. 192-212 < Women Writers and the Death of Rural Ireland: Realism and Nostalgia in the < 1940s. < Wills, C. < < pp. 213-241 < Cycling and Gender in Victorian Ireland. < Griffin, B. < < pp. 242-261 < The Sons of Cuchulainn: Violence, the Family, and the Irish Canon. < Meaney, G. < < pp. 262-283 < Gender, Citizenship, and the Future of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. < Ward, M. < | |
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6775 | 29 August 2006 16:58 |
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:58:56 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
Book Review, Dickson, Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Book Review, Dickson, Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Email Patrick O'Sullivan H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (August 2006) David Dickson. _Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster, 1630 ? 1830_. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2005. xviii + 726 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-299-21180-0. Reviewed for H-Albion by David J. Butler, Department of Sociology, University College Cork, Ireland Religion, Land and Rivalry This ground-breaking study by one of Ireland's foremost social and economic historians, focuses on one of Ireland's wealthiest regions in the early modern period, South Munster, and traces its fortunes over two hundred years.[1] The region's strengths were its agricultural resources and its prime Atlantic location; the rise of the city of Cork from insignificance to international importance was both critical in the exploitation of this wealth and symbolic of a new commercial order. Cork's wholesale hinterland embraced much of counties Kerry, Waterford and Cork itself, as well as the southern-third of Tipperary and Limerick, and the study examines the whole of this region. Colonization and commerce transformed the region, but growth came at a price. Many of the problems of pre-Famine Ireland--gross income inequality and land scarcity--were obvious in South Munster. This study highlights the more familiar landmarks of the nineteenth century--agrarian conflict, structural poverty, and the collapse of food supply--in a new and more complex landscape. At the outset, Dickson emphasizes the wide scope of this work, and the length of its genesis--it is in fact over thirty years in gestation.[2] The research for this book was done in "two great pulses, separated by some twenty years," and we are all the richer for it. It is organized into three parts. In the first section, two chapters trace the totality of seventeenth-century developments (before and after the momentous year of 1641 respectively). Subsequent chapters in section 1 are thematic and focus on social and economic change between the mid-seventeenth century and the 1760s. They also examine land ownership and the world of the gentry in the wake of the great seventeenth-century revolution in land ownership (chapter 3); the timing and character of commercial change in town, countryside and on the high seas (chapters 4 and 5); and the rural estate system and the working out of agricultural change (chapters 6 and 7). The second section reflects on the surface tranquillity of south Munster before the late-eighteenth century, set against evidence of profound underlying tensions. The third section examines thematic developments between 1770 and 1830: the more rapid transformation of agriculture and demography (chapter 8); the changing power relationships in rural society (chapter 9); trade and manufacturing (chapter 10); and urbanization and infrastructure (chapter 11). The concluding chapters return to a political and cultural narrative, and trace the origins of the crisis of the 1790s (chapter 12), and the bitter post-Union period culminating in the denouement of 1829 (chapter 13). In _Old World Colony_, Dickson traces how rural society and farming evolved, and surveys the world of landowners and of the marginalized, of wealthy merchants and the teeming masses in the city of Cork. He seeks to integrate what is usually separated--social, economic and political history--in a fresh and unfamiliar panorama of material and public life, across the heartlands of "the Hidden Ireland," from the era of civil war and expropriation in the seventeenth century to the era of Catholic emancipation in the 1820s. In terms of layout, readability and contemporary illustrative material, the book is a masterpiece. It is beautifully presented and organized, and there are many evocative chapter sub-headings that engage imaginatively with the task at hand. However, it is in the 110 illustrations, 8 maps and 20 informative tables that Dickson makes such a novel contribution, particularly in terms of the illustrative materials he has brought together in an enviable corpus of work--mainly comprising prints, engravings and paintings from public and private collections, and depictions from estate maps. No less impressive, are his hugely detailed 140 pages of notes and references, his 21 pages of appendices and his 40-page bibliography: these three features combine to show the huge depth of Dickson's scholarship, his ease with the sources and his painstaking work in forty archives, besides numerous field excursions and trips to collections held in private hands. His knowledge and use of contemporary printed sources, newspapers, manuals and periodicals, as well as his use of all manner of secondary sources, serves also to emphasize the wide range of his reading and assimilation of the literature. My only gripe centers on a personal preference for footnotes--particularly useful in the historical sciences, but sadly not espoused by Wisconsin University Press or their European counterpart, Cork University Press. It is so frustrating to have to go to the back of the book to seek further elaboration on a source. On the other hand, the publishers are to be commended on the quality of their product, and particularly on the successful integration of contemporary illustrations and maps into the text. Dickson set out in this book to reconstruct the framework of a pre-modern regional society in a way never before attempted for Ireland, and to demonstrate how that society worked. He has certainly achieved this in an in-depth, stylistic manner, that is clearly organized, and both easy and enjoyable to read. His findings are of national significance and will also be of comparative interest to students of pre-industrial European and colonial American history. Notes [1]. David Dickson is Associate Professor of Modern History in Trinity College, University of Dublin. He is author of _Arctic Ireland_ (1997) and _New Foundations: Ireland 1660-1800_ (2nd ed., 2000) ; he has recently co-edited _Refiguring Ireland: Essays in Honour of L. M. Cullen_ (2003) and _1798: A Bicentenary Perspective_ (2003). [2]. His doctoral thesis, entitled "An Economic History of the Cork Region in the Eighteenth Century" (Ph.D. diss, University of Dublin, 1977), forms the basis for this book and his life interest in the subject area. | |
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6776 | 29 August 2006 20:48 |
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:48:55 +0100
Reply-To: Patrick O'Sullivan | |
The Seventh Literature of Irish Exile Autumn School, UAFP, 14 | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: The Seventh Literature of Irish Exile Autumn School, UAFP, 14 October 2006 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Brian Lambkin [mailto:Brian.Lambkin[at]magni.org.uk]=20 Dear Paddy Very grateful if you would kindly circulate this. Brian =20 The Seventh Literature of Irish Exile Autumn School Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park, Omagh Saturday, 14 October 2006 The focus of the Literature of Irish Exile Autumn School, now in its = seventh year, remains on how emigrants from Ireland have given expression in = words to feelings of exile. Part of the programme will take place in the stimulating setting of the Outdoor Museum of the Ulster-American Folk = Park. The rest will be in the warmth of the library of the Centre for = Migration Studies. The aim is to give members of the public a friendly opportunity = to meet and mix with experts on some of the less well-known aspects of = 'exile' in Irish literature. Speakers Peter Carr is the celebrated author of Portavo, who narrowly missed = being awarded the 2006 Wolfson Prize - the biggest history prize in the UK, awarded annually to the most scholarly and accessible work of history published in the calendar year. Previous winners have included Roy = Jenkins, Eric Hobsbawm, Norman Stone, Antonia Fraser, Quentin Skinner and Simon Schama. No book on an Irish theme has won the prize since 1980. Portavo (parts I and II) follows the fortunes of a single Irish townland (near Bangor, County Down) from 400,000,000 years ago to the present, adroitly interweaving its geography, geology, history, = archaeology, folklore and traditions. It also tells the story of the townland's long-time owners, the enigmatic Ker family, who arrived in Ireland as fugitives from justice in the wake of the murder of Rizzio, favourite of Mary Queen of Scots, rose to become one of the richest landowning = families in Ireland, then spectacularly collapsed, amidst suicide, incest, = alcoholism and madness. Portavo II received rave reviews upon its publication in November 2005. Peter Carr will talk about how a single townland yielded = such a rich history and focus in particular on Portavo's migration story. John Moulden is a leading authority on the Irish song tradition. He = spoke and sang at the Fourth Autumn School in 2003 and since then he has = completed his doctoral thesis at the Centre for the Study of Human Settlement and Change at the National University of Ireland, Galway on 'The Printed = Ballad in Ireland: a guide to the popular printing of songs in Ireland, = 1760-1920. As before he will lead the walk through the outdoor museum, talking = about his research and performing some of the new songs that he has = discovered, including 'Monk McClamont's Farewell to Articlave'.=20 Please see below for programme details =20 Saturday 14 October, 2006=20 10.45 Registration (CMS Library at Ulster-American Folk Park, Omagh) Tea / Coffee on arrival 11.00 Welcome (CMS Library) 11.05 Peter Carr, 'The Migration Story of Portavo' Chair: Sir Peter Froggatt 12.00 Discussion =09 12.30 Lunch (Visitor Centr)e 1.30 John Moulden, 'The Local Voice in Traditional and Popularly Printed Songs' (Ship Gallery and Outdoor Museum) 3.00 Afternoon Tea (Library) 3.15 Brian Lambkin, 'Emigration from North-west Ulster: Remembering = the 'Exmouth', 1847' 3.45 Book Launch: A Famine Link: The 'Hannah' - South Armagh to Ontario, Kevin Murphy and Una Walsh, Mullaghbane Community Association, 2006 4.15 Reception=20 4.45 Close Fee: =A320.00 stg (=A315.00 concession for students, unwaged and senior citizens) Includes: registration, morning tea/coffee, lunch, afternoon tea/coffee and drinks reception. Contact Tel: 028 8225 6315; Fax: 028 8224 2241; Email: Christine.Johnston[at]ni-libraries.net=20 =20 | |
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6777 | 29 August 2006 21:18 |
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:18:25 +0100
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EIRE IRELAND | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: EIRE IRELAND In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Email Patrick O'Sullivan Ultan, =C9ire-Ireland is published by the Irish-American Cultural Institute... http://www.iaci-usa.org/ The journal recently became available through the Project Muse web site http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/eire-ireland/ Project Muse makes academic journals available online to participating INSTITUTIONS. There is no individual membership. It may be that if your colleague is interested in just one specific = article we might persuade someone who is a member of a participating institution = to get the article for her, and forward it as an email attachment. Some older issues of =C9ire-Ireland are still available FREE on the FindArticles web site... http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKX I would urge anyone who wants this material to grab it now. = FindArticles is quietly abandoning the free to web model... There I see FREE Patrick Maume, James W. McAuley, Kerby A. Miller... P.O'S. -----Original Message----- From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On = Behalf Of Patrick O'Sullivan Sent: 29 August 2006 14:56 To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [IR-D] Query EIRE IRELAND VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 From: ultancowley[at]eircom.net [mailto:ultancowley[at]eircom.net]=20 Sent: 29 August 2006 14:27 Subject: Re: [IR-D] TOC EIRE IRELAND VOL 41; NUMB 1/2; 2006 Dear All I have an Irish correspondent in California who is a former nun living, = like myself, outside the academic loop. Can anyone suggest how she might = access this issue of Eire Ireland?=20 With thanks Ultan Cowley | |
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6778 | 31 August 2006 19:24 |
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:24:51 +0100
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Book Review, Hart, _Mick: The Real Michael Collins_ | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Book Review, Hart, _Mick: The Real Michael Collins_ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Email Patrick O'Sullivan -----Original Message----- REVIEW: H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (August 2006) Peter Hart. _Mick: The Real Michael Collins_. New York: Viking Press, = 2006. xxi + 426 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $27.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-670-03147-x. Reviewed for H-Albion by Timothy G. McMahon, Department of History, Marquette University The Big Fellow? Peter Hart, the leading young historian of the Irish War of = Independence, has produced an engaging, vivid, yet uneven biography of the = revolutionary politician Michael Collins. Anyone familiar with Hart's earlier works (including the superb _The IRA and Its Enemies_ [1998]) knows that he = brings considerable gifts as a storyteller and analyst to bear on his subjects. = In this instance, he eschews the tropes of prior works on Collins--most = notably the tendency to portray him as an Emerald Pimpernel. The author = restricts himself only to sources that are readily available (letters, police = reports, cabinet and committee minutes, diaries, and newspaper accounts), thus avoiding a pitfall of prior Collins scholarship, in which authors have utilized papers that subsequently disappeared. Moreover, unlike his predecessors, he devotes substantial chapters to Collins's childhood and early adult life, detecting in them patterns of behavior that would = become essential in his rise to power within the Irish republican movement. Hart is surely correct that Collins exemplified his generation of young Irish men and women. (One might carry the point further and say that he = was emblematic of a generation of young Europeans.) Better educated and = more mobile than their parents, they were drawn to cities and towns, often to clerical, trade, or civil service positions, yet they were also = frequently frustrated by their lack of mobility once they reached a certain point = on the career ladder. For Collins, and for many hundreds of other young = Irish, this point came after emigration from rural west Cork to London, where = he entered with gusto into the migrant milieu, joining organizations such = as the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Gaelic League, and most importantly = the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Still, the author's treatment of the Irish-Ireland movement--with its endless committees, splits, and self-appointed republican = "elect"--borders on caricature. Organizational ruptures and feelings of righteous indignation toward one's rivals were the stuff of all emerging = associational networks across the United Kingdom and the Continent at the turn of the twentieth century: what made this one different was that a particular faction seized control of it at an auspicious moment, i.e., in the = aftermath of Easter 1916. Hart makes clear that the success of revolutionary republicanism in = those years was due, in no small part, to Michael Collins, who proved to be = much more than just another Mick on the make. With his ruthless drive, his ability to encourage his fellows at moments of despair, and his determination to succeed at all costs, he separated himself from the = pack of potential leaders through a formula honed in his London committee days. Linking himself to slightly older mentors, such as his cousin Jack = Hurley and his IRB sponsor Patrick Belton, he made contacts that opened doors = for him later in life. He also secured positions, such as secretary or treasurer, on teams and committees that enabled him to remain near the center of the action while spreading his contact and knowledge base. = Most importantly, he chose wisely and acted resolutely. Hart demonstrates repeatedly that at key junctures in his life, Collins faced decisions = about matters as mundane as whether to emigrate to America or to move to = Dublin and as profound as whether to accept the Articles of Agreement with = Britain in 1921. In each case, he left his options open until the last possible moment, when he made his decision and worked it to the best of his = ability. In the former instance, for example, he moved to Dublin early in 1916, linked himself to Joseph Plunkett (a signatory of the Easter = Proclamation), and gained an entr=E9e into the movement's inner circle. In the latter, = he signed the fabled "Treaty" that led to the creation of the Irish Free = State at the expense of republican unity. The Collins who emerges from these pages was one whose organizational, financial, and political acumen was sharpened through experience and wielded with great effect. All of this meant that Collins was loved and hated, cheered and reviled. Contemporaries developed differing opinions of him for a variety of = reasons. As Tim Pat Coogan noted in an earlier biography (_Michael Collins: A Biography_ [1990]), Collins drank, swore, and smoked into the wee hours, unlike many of his abstemious and devoutly Catholic fellow = revolutionaries. Of course, the fact that he developed what Hart refers to as a "kind of court" of admirers, who helped him to entertain visiting guerrilla = leaders at Vaughan's Hotel, suggests that he was far from alone in pursuing = these more dissolute--and suspect--pursuits (p. 265). More importantly, he = was difficult to work with: combative and headstrong, he bullied colleagues = and, occasionally, worked around them to achieve his desired results. The revolutionary Minister of Defense, Cathal Brugha, was merely the = best-known (and bitterest) co-worker with whom he crossed swords, but we learn from Hart that their feud may have originated in a clash of personalities, = with Collins the initial aggressor. The Big Fellow's most important eventual antagonist was, of course, his chief, Eamon de Valera, but as presented = by Hart, the two retained "a genuine partnership, with de Valera projecting = a supportive and tolerant presence" until after the treaty irrevocably = divided them (p. 265). Such a judgment may surprise, but it is backed up with correspondence between the two men, including examples of de Valera fulfilling his duty as mediator between Collins and other ministers in = his revolutionary cabinet. Unfortunately, not all claims in _Mick_ appear as sure-footed, and those less familiar with the period than Hart may find it difficult to = distinguish between demonstrated occurrences and the author=B9s informed = speculations. (Indeed readers must wade into the notes pages at the back and search = for the apposite phrase page by page because the format of this Viking publication does not allow for footnotes in the text.) Two examples will suffice. The first is minor and relates to Collins's efforts to secure = the directorship of the National Aid Association early in 1917--arguably the = job from which his later successes sprang. Hart finds in his subject's application letter that Collins lied to secure the post, embellishing = past work experience. But why, he asks, particularly since the IRB was using = his expanding network of connections to secure the position? Hart supplies three possible explanations (the desire to impress a potential future employer, the need to protect a previously told lie, or the pleasure = taken in deception), but each of these is pure speculation (pp. 116-117). The observed overstatement is certainly of interest, but without = establishing a pattern of hyperbole (perhaps even through deploying examples that Hart refers to in his introduction) such speculation seems pointless. A more important instance involves one of the central events of = Collins's career as director of intelligence in the IRA, that being the attack on Crown secret service men in their homes that triggered Bloody Sunday in November 1920. According to Hart, "Collins is often quoted (perhaps apocryphally) as saying that he had to get them before they got him. In fact it was the other way around ... the hush-hush men did not begin murdering and torturing until _after_ a dozen of them were killed in = their homes by the IRA" (emphasis in original, p. 241). Technically correct, = this statement splits important hairs. On the one hand, the Crown's = overlapping intelligence operations were becoming increasingly more coordinated throughout 1920, and while the men working in small groups in Dublin = were unique within this structure, intelligence operatives working alongside Black and Tans and Auxiliary officers throughout Ireland were engaged in identifying and killing IRA men and couriers. (Hart himself refers to = one such operation that led to the killing of a Limerick Sinn Feiner in September 1920, who was reportedly bringing money to deliver to = Collins.) Equally important, Collins felt the net tightening around himself and = his operatives because of these men. Hart notes that the secret service men = in Dublin were already involved in raids and ambushes, one of which was in = the office of Collins's close associate, General Richard Mulcahy, from which they seized IRA plans for the British half of what was to have been an = even more spectacular and bloodier Sunday on November 21. But if--as Hart maintain--Collins's main purpose in employing violence was to bring = about peace more quickly, decisively, and on his own terms, surely it is not a stretch to recognize the validity of the sentiment that it was "them or = me." This volume will not please every reader, particularly those seeking a heroic portrait of its subject. No doubt some will wish to argue with Hart's conclusion that Collins "was not interested in sacrificing = himself for others or in upholding any sacred principle so it would live on = after him," particularly since his life was cut short during a civil war that maintained the "freedom to achieve" "the ultimate freedom that all = nations desire and develop to" (pp. 425-426). But it is in engaging such = arguments that we come better to understand the people and forces that shaped our past. As such, Hart's unsentimental and critical _Mick_ should take its place alongside David Fitzpatrick's study of Harry Boland, and Tim Pat Coogan's and T. Ryle Dwyer's works on both de Valera and Collins, for = those interested in the Irish War of Independence. [1] Note [1]. David Fitzpatrick, _Harry Boland's Irish Revolution_ (Cork: Cork University Press, 2003); Tim Pat Coogan, _Michael Collins: A Biography_ (London: Hutchinson, 1990); and, _De Valera: Long Fellow, Long Shadow_ (London: Hutchinson, 1993). T. Ryle Dwyer, _Big Fellow, Long Fellow: A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera_ (Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1998); _De Valera: The Man and the Myths_ (Dublin: Poolbeg, 1991); and, _The Squad and the Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins_ (Cork: Mercier Press, 2005). | |
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6779 | 31 August 2006 19:26 |
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:26:36 +0100
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Review, Edwards, _An Atlas of Irish History_ | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Review, Edwards, _An Atlas of Irish History_ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Email Patrick O'Sullivan -----Original Message----- REVIEW: H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (August 2006) Ruth Dudley Edwards. _An Atlas of Irish History_. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. xii + 299 pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, select bibliography, index. $80.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-415-27859-7 Reviewed for H-Albion by Mimi Cowan, Department of History, Boston College A Visual Directory to Patterns in Irish History Ruth Dudley Edwards's _An Atlas of Irish History_ is an excellent resource for teachers and mid- to advanced level students of Irish history. The third edition of this book has been written in conjunction with Bridget Hourican, whom Edwards credits with being "the main author of most of the new material relating to the Republic of Ireland" (p. xii) . This work is full of usable and informative maps covering a wide range of topics. The maps are plentiful, well drawn, and, for the most part, easily comprehensible. This book avoids delving into the myriad of historiographical debates involving Ireland and the value of the work is having over one hundred maps and charts on hand as reference and teaching aids. _An Atlas of Irish History_ is organized thematically rather than chronologically. Chapters include topics such as "Military Developments," "Religion," "Land," and "Social Change," among others. Each chapter's contents are then arranged chronologically and each section is paired with a map to illustrate a specific point of Irish history. For example, the chapter on religion begins with a brief overview of five thousand years of Irish religious change. The first section of the chapter, titled "The Coming of Christianity," consists of approximately a page of text and a map that shows what the authors refer to as "some of the more important" ecclesiastical foundations from the fifth through the eighth centuries in Ireland (pp. 107-108). This map does an excellent job of portraying the pervasiveness of Christianity in Ireland at this time by visually presenting to the reader the ubiquitousness of the ecclesiastical foundations on the island. The chapter then goes on in similar fashion to cover "Medieval Ecclesiastical Ireland," "Post-Reformation Ireland," "The Dissolution of the Monasteries," "Dissenters in Ireland," "Religious Affiliations," and "Catholicism in Crisis," each with an accompanying map. One of the strongest chapters is that which covers "The Irish Abroad." Rather than only covering the all-too-obvious emigration of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, the authors expand their examination as far back as the fourth century. They begin with a section that maps the existence of ogam stones throughout Ireland and western Britain, showing an Irish influence that went beyond the shores of Ireland itself. The next two sections and their maps show, respectively, the location of colonies of Irish scholars throughout Western and Eastern Europe between the years 500 and 800, and the location of Irish colleges, both religious and secular, on the European continent. These two maps are prime examples of the value of this book. The maps make an entirely different impression upon the reader than a simple list of place names would by illustrating the widespread impact of Irish religion and scholarship throughout Europe. The significance of these maps does not end there as they would also be useful in any European history class to demonstrate the vibrant interconnectivity of people and ideas as far back as one thousand years ago. These maps well illustrate that Ireland was not "on the edge of Europe" but an integral part of the whole. The chapter on "The Irish Abroad" continues on to cover other topics of emigration and touches on nearly every location in the world to which the Irish traveled in substantial numbers. The chapter includes sections on the emigration inspired by religious fervor, military/administrative posts, and economic and social upheaval. Unsurprisingly, more time is spent on Britain and America than most other locales. While the maps are incredibly useful for all levels of interest in Irish history and the visual nature of the work may draw newcomers to this book, the thematic structure and the lack of a clear chronology may be confusing for those who do not already have a strong grasp of the field. Also, the text accompanying each section generally does not contain enough information for a neophyte; complexities are glossed over and statements can at times be misleading. For instance, in the discussion of "Irish-Speakers: 1851-2004," the only explanation given for the decline in the number of Irish speakers is that English was the language of business and commerce and Irish "gradually became the language of the poor and uneducated" (p. 225), ignoring the impact of the important events such as the famine and mass emigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries on the shape of the Irish language. The authors go on to say that "the Gaeltacht is facing inevitable decline: the young do not wish to be restricted by their language to an extremely limited range of jobs or locations" (p. 227), when in reality the opposite is quite true today. The Irish speaker of the twenty-first century is almost definitely bi-lingual and their linguistic flexibility, although not necessarily required for every job, is a sought-after mark of a strong educational background and a promising future. Footnotes are not used in the book and the only source listed in the bibliography for this section is _A View of the Irish Language_, which, having been published in 1969, may be the reason this section is not entirely up-to-date. These problems, however, do not limit the usefulness of this work. This volume would be a great asset to anyone teaching a class on Irish history. They cover a vast array of topics and are thoughtfully laid out and well drawn. The select bibliography would be helpful for beginning scholars who are looking for a more in-depth treatment of a specific topic or period. Also, although the thematic structure might be confusing for those unfamiliar with the overall chronology of Irish history, this format admittedly serves the map-based work well. While a newcomer to the study of Irish history might appreciate the visual orientation of this book and its short treatments of each period and subject, _An Atlas of Irish History_ would best serve those who are already well acquainted with Irish history and who would certainly use this book as a reference and teaching aid on many occasions. Copyright (c) 2006 by H-Net, all rights reserved. H-Net permits the redistribution and reprinting of this work for nonprofit, educational purposes, with full and accurate attribution to the author, web location, date of publication, originating list, and H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. For other uses contact the Reviews editorial staff: hbooks[at]mail.h-net.msu.edu. | |
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6780 | 31 August 2006 19:28 |
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:28:19 +0100
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Book Noticed, Emigrant Homecomings | |
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan Subject: Book Noticed, Emigrant Homecomings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Email Patrick O'Sullivan The following item has turned up in our alerts and searches... And Jim Rogers was looking for material on Returners... P.O'S. Title of the Book Emigrant Homecomings Subtitle of the Book The Return Movement of Emigrants,1600-2000 Author(s) of the Book Harper, Marjory [Ed.] Publisher of the Book Manchester University Press Publication Date 2006 ISBN of the Book 0719070708 Edition of the Book 288 pp. 7 illustrations hardback Description 1. Introduction - Marjory Harper; Section 1: Overviews of return; 2. Emigrants returning: the evolution of a tradition - Mark Wyman; 3. 'Come back Paddy Reilly': aspects of Irish return migration, 1600- 1845 - Patrick Fitzgerald; Section 2: Motives of return migrants; 4. Notes | |
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