Author: Cronin, Mike
Brand: Palgrave
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Pages: 304
Release Date: 12-01-2001
Details: Product Description For a small island in the Atlantic, Ireland has had an astonishingly powerful impact on the wider world, both at the height of its independent power in the early middle ages (as a key exporter of Christianity to much of Europe) and at the depth of its colonial subjugation by Britain (as a key exporter of millions of settlers to North America and Australia). A History of Ireland offers a compelling and lucid account which will be of great value both to the student and to the general reader. Synopsis For a small island in the Atlantic, Ireland has had an astonishingly powerful impact on the wider world, both at the height of its independent power in the early middle ages (as a key exporter of Christianity to much of Europe) and at the depth of its colonial subjugation by Britain (as a key exporter of millions of settlers to North America and Australia). This work offers a lucid account of Ireland's history, which should be of value both to the student and to the general reader. About the Author MIKE CRONIN is Senior Research Fellow in History at De Montfort University, Leicester.
EAN: 9780333654330
Languages: English
Binding: Paperback
Item Condition: New