1st Edition
A Short History of Ireland From Earliest Times to the Present Day
By J.C. Beckett
Copyright 1979
194 Pages
by
Routledge
No country’s history has been more obscured by prejudice and emotion than Ireland’s. By untangling the complex threads from St. Patrick’s mission onwards, A Short History of Ireland (originally published in 1952, reissuing the sixth edition of 1979) traces Ireland’s evolution through the 1970s and makes her modern history intelligible. This book will be a valuable resource for students and... Read more
Preface to the first edition Preface to the sixth edition 1. Ancient and medieval 2. The Tudor conquest 3. The seventeenth century 4. The Protestant nation, 1691–1800 5. Ireland under the union 6. From the treaty to 1972 Epilogue
Biography
J.C. Beckett
Reviews of previous editions:
‘To write a history of Ireland in little more than two hundred pages and to present it in a form that has any meaning is something of an achievement. That is what Mr Beckett has done.’
— American Historical Review
‘Should be read by all who wish to understand modern Irish politics and particularly by Irishmen.’
— The Economist
