"In the closing decades of the eighteenth century, Ireland became the object of a vigorous debate concerning the promise and perils of commerce in an era of global war and revolution. This debate concerned not just the identity and future of the Irish polity itself, but of the British Empire of which it was a central part; and the relationship of that empire to its European allies and rivals. As such, it had many participants: not only Irish and British, but French, German, Swiss and Italian"--
"In the closing decades of the eighteenth century, Ireland became the object of a vigorous debate concerning the promise and perils of commerce in an era of global war and revolution. This debate concerned not just the identity and future of the Irish polity itself, but of the British Empire of which it was a central part; and the relationship of that empire to its European allies and rivals. As such, it had many participants: not only Irish and British, but French, German, Swiss and Italian"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Stafford studied history at Oxford and Cambridge, completing his doctoral research in 2016. After postdoctoral work in Oxford and Bielefeld he is now Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University. He is a frequent commentator on contemporary British and European politics for a range of outlets, and was co-editor of Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy from 2015¿20.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction; 1. The enlightenment critique of empire in Ireland, c. 1750 1776; 2. Commerce without empire? 'Free trade' and 'legislative independence', 1776 1787; 3. Property, revolution and peace, 1789 1803; 4. Enlightenment against revolution: commerce, aristocracy and the case for union, 1798 1801; 5. The granary of Great Britain: war, population and agriculture 1798 1815; 6. Democracy, nationality and the social question, 1815 1848; Conclusion: Ireland between empires.
Introduction; 1. The enlightenment critique of empire in Ireland, c. 1750 1776; 2. Commerce without empire? 'Free trade' and 'legislative independence', 1776 1787; 3. Property, revolution and peace, 1789 1803; 4. Enlightenment against revolution: commerce, aristocracy and the case for union, 1798 1801; 5. The granary of Great Britain: war, population and agriculture 1798 1815; 6. Democracy, nationality and the social question, 1815 1848; Conclusion: Ireland between empires.
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