Social Thought on Ireland in the Nineteenth Century [Paperback]

Seamas O Siochain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1904558666 | ISBN-13: 978-1904558668

The distinguished contributors to this book draw on underused materials to emphasize the importance of Ireland for Victorian social and political debates and to shed new light on canonical Victorian social theorists. The book contains discussion of Gustave de Beaumont, associate of Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, Sir Henry Maine, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, James Anthony Froude, Race, including Robert Knox, Celticism, including Matthew Arnold, together with an historical introduction. ""A thought-provoking book and a most useful and informative guide to the range of perceptions of Ireland in the nineteenth century.-Irish Literary Supplement

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"This is an interesting, even a pioneering, book that examines the intellectual attitude towards Ireland of people from outside the country during the century when social morality came to grips with the poor and ill-considered. It is an attempt to explore the concept of Ireland as the 'other' in the social, cultural and political spheres and how ideas of race and Celticism influenced ideas in Ireland ... raise[s] key issues about attitudes to Ireland and their influence on both politics and policy." Books Ireland November 2009 --books ireland

A thought-provoking book and a most useful and informative guide to the range of perceptions of Ireland in the nineteenth century --Irish Literary Supplement

About the Author

Seamas O Siochain is a former Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at NUI Maynooth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Univ College Dublin Pr (March 11, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904558666
• ISBN-13: 978-1904558668
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This book is a collection of essays, but they seem a bit disjointed. There really has not been much done with this field, so the hole this book is attempting to fill is a bit too large. Several of the essays provide too much information about the thinkers themselves and not enough about Ireland, in my opinion. Not a horrible book, just not all that useful to me.