The first Irish cities : an eighteenth-century transformation / David Dickson.
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TextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.Description: xiv, 336 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780300229462
- 0300229461
- 941.5 DIC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 941.5 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100649343 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The untold story of a group of Irish cities and their remarkable development before the age of industrialization
A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social, and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies of a violent past, and he reflects on their subsequent partial eclipse. Beautifully illustrated, this account reveals how the country's cities were distinctive and--through the Irish diaspora--influential beyond Ireland's shores.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Illustrations (p. vi)
- Acknowledgements (p. xi)
- Abbreviations (p. xiii)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- 1 The Walls Come Down (p. 6)
- 2 Peopling the Cities (p. 31)
- 3 The Keys of the Kingdom (p. 54)
- 4 Northern Turn (p. 73)
- 5 Workshop, Warehouse and the Primacy of Dublin (p. 95)
- 6 Together and Apart (p. 120)
- 7 Projects and Projections (p. 149)
- 8 Food for Thought (p. 184)
- 9 Order and Disorder (p. 200)
- 10 The Shutting of the Gates (p. 213)
- 11 Partings (p. 235)
- Conclusion (p. 258)
- Appendices (p. 264)
- Notes (p. 270)
- Select bibliography (p. 309)
- Index (p. 321)