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OverviewIn an exploration of the essential structure of what is called Irish history, A.T.Q. Stewart looks at some shadowy areas and asks provocative questions about popular misconceptions. Even where such misconceptions have been refuted by academic research, Stewart argues, the information has not percolated into the general domain because modern historians, writing mainly for one another, have lost the wider audience. Criticizing his own profession for purporting to be scientific while largely ignoring the implications of, for example, scientific archaeology, Stewart also opens up the closed shop of Irish history for the general reader. The result is a landmark book - the terrain of Irish history will never be the same again. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A.T.Q. Stewart , 0 Stewart , Professor Mary Lynn StewartPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780773523340ISBN 10: 0773523340 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 10 October 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAmong the Irish historians of the present day, only Dr A.T.Q. Stewart could have written a book that so brilliantly combines a deep knowledge of Irish historiography (especially concerning relations between Catholics and Protestants), wit, and a deep sympathy with his subject. Composed of a series of short, often cutting, reflections on Irish historical patterns since the age of Brian Boru, Stewart's book has a sense of the mixture of grandeur and absurdity that distinguishes the history of Ireland. It's a pleasure to encounter someone who knows what the word irony actually means. Donald Harman Akenson, Department of History, Queen's University and Beamish Research Professor in the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool ----- This is a shapely, well-adjusted, lucid and persuasive undertaking, which should open a few eyes and correct a few misapprehensions. Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement ----- Written with characteristic verve, humor, and precision, The Shape of Irish History is a great pleasure to read. It effectively challenges popular myth and clich and communicates Stewart's ideas to a general audience. This is fine historical writing liberated from the cloisters of academe. David A. Wilson, professor of history and Celtic studies, University of Toronto and author of United Irishmen, United States: Immigrant Radicals in the Early Republic ----- Stewart introduces us to an Ireland that was always itself mired in provincial self-interest yet, at the same time, ready to join the wider world of ideas, philosophical, political and, when events conspired, revolutionary. Walter Ellis, the Sunday Times Among the Irish historians of the present day, only Dr A.T.Q. Stewart could have written a book that so brilliantly combines a deep knowledge of Irish historiography (especially concerning relations between Catholics and Protestants), wit, and a deep sympathy with his subject. Composed of a series of short, often cutting, reflections on Irish historical patterns since the age of Brian Boru, Stewart's book has a sense of the mixture of grandeur and absurdity that distinguishes the history of Ireland. It's a pleasure to encounter someone who knows what the word irony actually means. Donald Harman Akenson, Department of History, Queen's University and Beamish Research Professor in the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool ----- This is a shapely, well-adjusted, lucid and persuasive undertaking, which should open a few eyes and correct a few misapprehensions. Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement ----- Written with characteristic verve, humor, and precision, The Shape of Irish History is a great pleasure to read. It effectively challenges popular myth and cliche and communicates Stewart's ideas to a general audience. This is fine historical writing liberated from the cloisters of academe. David A. Wilson, professor of history and Celtic studies, University of Toronto and author of United Irishmen, United States: Immigrant Radicals in the Early Republic ----- Stewart introduces us to an Ireland that was always itself mired in provincial self-interest yet, at the same time, ready to join the wider world of ideas, philosophical, political and, when events conspired, revolutionary. Walter Ellis, the Sunday Times Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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