Irish History Books

New and Published Books

1. Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity

   Edited by Marion Gibson, Shelley Trower, Garry Tregidga

   Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building on notions of invented tradition and myths of the nation, it looks at the power of narrative and fiction to shape identity, with particular reference to the British and Celtic...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. An Economic History of Ireland Since Independence

   By Andy Bielenberg, Raymond Ryan

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

   This book provides a cogent summary of the economic history of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland. It takes the Irish story from the 1920s right through to the present, providing an excellent case study of one of many European states which obtained independence during and after the First...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Irish Civilization

   An Introduction

   By Arthur Aughey, John Oakland

   Irish Civilization provides the perfect background and introduction to both the history of Ireland until 1921 and the development of Ireland and Northern Ireland since 1921. This book illustrates how these societies have developed in common but also those elements where there have been, and...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. European Civil War Films

   Memory, Conflict, and Nostalgia

   By Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou

   Series: Routledge Advances in Film Studies

   This book examines the ways in which late twentieth-century European cinema deals with the neglected subject of civil war. Exploring a range of films about the Spanish, Irish, former Yugoslavia, and Greek civil wars, this comparative and interdisciplinary study engages with contemporary debates in...

   Published August 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity

   Celtic Soul Brothers

   By Lauren Onkey

   Series: Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity

   Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity analyzes the long history of imagined and real relationships between the Irish and African-Americans since the mid-nineteenth century in popular culture and literature. Irish writers and political activists have often claimed - and thereby created - a "...

   Published July 10th 2012 by Routledge
6. Irish Historical Documents, 1172-1972 (Routledge Revivals)

   Edited by Edmund Curtis, R. B. Macdowell

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1943, this volume collects together the principle Irish constitutional and political documents from the Introduction of English rule in the twelfth century to the treaty made between Great Britain and Ireland under Lloyd George’s government in 1921. The material is grouped into...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
7. A History of Medieval Ireland (Routledge Revivals)

   From 1086 to 1513

   By Edmund Curtis

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1923, this formative history of Ireland is an extensive study of the period from 1086 – 1513. Beginning with the O’Brien High Kinship, Edmund Curtis takes us through the Anglo-Norman conquest and its sequel, ending with the death of Gerald ‘the Great Earl’ of Kildare in 1513, a...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
8. A Mirror to Kathleen's Face

   Education in Independent Ireland 1922-60

   By Donald Akenson

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1975, Donald Akenson’s book was at the forefront of a radically new approach to the study of Irish educational history. Instead of investigating the evolution of the schools as an isolated process, he explores the complex interrelations of Irish education, institutions and...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
9. Education and Enmity (Routledge Revivals)

   The Control of Schooling in Northern Ireland 1920-50

   By Donald Akenson

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1973 Professor Akenson’s book traces the series of religious and political controversies which have battered the state schools of Northern Ireland. After the government’s admirably intentioned, but muddled, attempt to create a non-sectarian school system in the early 1920s, the...

   Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
10. A History of Settlement in Ireland

    Edited by Terry Barry

    A History of Settlement in Ireland provides a stimulating and thought-provoking overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to the present day. Particular attention is paid to the issues of settlement change and distribution within the contexts of:* environment* demography*...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge