Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest, 1780–1914

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Samuel Clark, James S. Donnelly, Jr
Univ of Wisconsin Press, Jun 11, 2003 - History - 468 pages

"The strength of this volume cannot be conveyed by an itemisation of its contents; for what it provides is an incisive commentary on the newly-recognised landmarks of Irish agrarian history in the modern period. . . . The importance, even indispensability, of this achievement is compounded by exemplary editing."—Roy Foster, London Times Literary Supplement

"As a whole, the volume demonstrates the wealth, complexity, and sophistication of Irish rural studies. The book is essential reading for anyone involved in modern Irish history. It will also serve as an excellent introduction to this rich field for scholars of other peasant communities and all interested in problems of economic and political developments."—American Historical Review

"A milestone in the evolution of Irish social history. There is a remarkable consistency of style and standard in the essays. . . . This is truly history from the grassroots."—Timothy P. O'Neill, Studia Hibernica

 

Contents

General Introduction
3
Introduction
25
Taxation and Disaffection in Late
37
Whiteboyism and Faction
64
Millenarianism
102
Introduction
143
The Armagh Troubles 178495 David W Miller
155
The Agrarian Opposition in Ulster Politics 184887
192
Introduction
271
The Tralee PoorLaw Election
285
The Irish Rural Laborer
311
Farmers Traders and Agricultural Politics
339
The Cleavage between Graziers and Peasants
374
The Unreaped Harvest
419
Index
435
Copyright

The Land Question and Elections in Ulster 186886
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Samuel Clark is professor of sociology at the University of Western Ontario and the author of several books including State and Status: The Rise of the State and Aristocratic Power in Western Europe. James S. Donnelly, Jr., is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and author most recently of The Great Irish Potato Famine. He serves as coeditor of the journal Éire-Ireland and of the University of Wisconsin Press series, History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.

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