| The Men of No Property: Irish Radicals and Popular Politics in the Late Eighteenth Century Contributor(s): Smyth, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312213395 ISBN-13: 9780312213398 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
| Dewey: 941.5 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.43" W x 8.37" (0.76 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The paperback edition of the extremely popular The Men of No Property is a study of the popular dimensions of Irish radicalism in the age of the French revolution. It focuses on the lower-class secret society, the Defenders, and the more familiar face of radicalism in this period, the Society of United Irishmen. Particular attention is paid to the vigorous traditions of street protest in eighteenth-century Dublin. The picture which emerges is of a revolutionary movement which was both more radical in its rhetoric and objectives and more popular in its social base than has previously been allowed. |