New Foundations: Ireland, 1660-1800 / Edition 2

by David Dickson

Overview

The cataclysmic events that changed Ireland in the century before 1660 led to the emergence of a new social order, dominated by a fairly homogeneous ruling class of Anglican gentry. This group went on to achieve a remarkable economic and political ascendancy over rival social and religious groups until the last quarter of the eighteenth century. New Foundations is a comprehensive general survey of this formative period of Irish history and explores how such a monopoly of power was achieved, consolidated and eventually challenged - from above and from below.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780716526377
Publisher:	Irish Academic Press
Publication date:	01/28/2000
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

	List of Illustrations and Maps	ix
	Preface to the Second edition	xi
	Preface to the First edition	xiii
1	Restoration and Uncertainty, 1660-88	1
2	War and Peace, 1688-1714	31
3	Hibernia Anglicana, 1714-60	67
4	The Economic Base	109
5	Coalition under Stress, 1760-89	143
6	Vortex	189
	Notes	221
	Bibliographical Note	231
	Index	241

Editorial Reviews

When the dust settled, and blood seeped away, of the wars and conquests before 1660, Ireland was dominated by a fairly homogeneous ruling class of Anglican gentry, says Dickson (modern history, Trinity College, Dublin). He traces how they achieved economic and political ascendance over rival social and religious groups until the last quarter of the 18th century, when they were challenged from above and below. US distribution is by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Now in a newly revised and expanded second edition, David Dickson's New Foundations: Ireland 1660-1800 continues to be a benchmark contribution to Irish history. Dickson chronicles the cataclysmic events preceded change in Ireland before 1660 and led the emergence of a new social order dominated by the ruling class of Anglican gentry. This group went on to achieve a remarkable economic and political ascendancy over rival social and religious groups until the last quarter of the eighteenth century. New Foundations presents a comprehensive and informative general survey of this critically important period of Irish history and explains how such a monopoly of power was achieved, consolidated, and eventual challenged by a diversity of forces both internal and external. New Foundations continues to be a superb contribution that will be much appreciated by students and scholars of Irish political and cultural history.

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