Clare Downham

Medieval Ireland

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Produktbeschreibung

In this concise and accessible survey of Ireland from AD 400 to 1500, Clare Downham critiques the notion that Irish society was archaic and that the main agents of change were foreign invasions. Instead she uses the under-explored primary sources to highlight internal changes in religion, politics, culture, and more.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9781107651654
• ISBN-10: 1107651654
• Artikelnr.: 48686605

Autorenporträt

Clare Downham is a Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. She did an M.A. in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews and then completed an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge. In 2004, she was awarded a John O'Donovan scholarship medal in Celtic Studies from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and her first book Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ivarr to AD 1014 was published in 2007. She has published over fifty articles on British, Irish and Viking history.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1100: 1. Ireland in the fifth century; 2. Land use and economy AD 500-1100; 3. Society AD 500-1100; 4. Politics AD 500-1100; 5. Religion AD 500-1100; 6. The arts AD 500-1100; Epilogue to Part I; Part II. Late Medieval Ireland AD 1100-1500: 7. Landscape and economy AD 1100-1500; 8. Society AD 1100-1500; 9. Politics AD 1100-1500; 10. Religion AD 1100-1500; 11. The arts AD 1100-1500; Conclusion.

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Introduction
Part I. Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1100: 1. Ireland in the fifth century
2. Land use and economy AD 500-1100
3. Society AD 500-1100
4. Politics AD 500-1100
5. Religion AD 500-1100
6. The arts AD 500-1100
Epilogue to Part I
Part II. Late Medieval Ireland AD 1100-1500: 7. Landscape and economy AD 1100-1500
8. Society AD 1100-1500
9. Politics AD 1100-1500
10. Religion AD 1100-1500
11. The arts AD 1100-1500
Conclusion.

Rezensionen

'Clare Downham's Medieval Ireland offers a fresh and stimulating perspective on culture, politics, religion, and the arts during a crucial period in Irish history. Combining her own researches with the latest studies, Downham's lively and engaging narrative makes this book accessible to the general reader as much as the rigour of her scholarship presents new vistas to the specialist.' Benjamin Hudson, Pennsylvania State University