Trials of Irish History (Routledge Studies in Modern European History) - Hardcover

Gkotzaridis, Evi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415329183 ISBN 13: 9780415329187

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Bringing her original insights into theory and philosophy to bear upon the controversial question of revision in Irish history, Evi Gkotzaridis presents the first historical and theoretical examination of the trailblazer historians who, from 1938, spearheaded an unpoliticized Irish history.

Drawing on hitherto unused archives, Trials of Irish History shows how the venture to disenthrall Irish and European history from official propagandas proved stimulating and challenging, but perilous.

Providing a new and stimulating conceptual framework for the study of Irish historiography, the book combines a theoretical approach with close analysis of important case studies and includes:

* an incisive restaging of the passionate joust that took place between revisionists and traditionalists in the shadow of the Troubles
* examination of the cultural contradiction of the first decades of independence, the estrangement of two regimes and the devastation of the Second World War
* comparison of the Irish Kulturkampf to similar discussions in German and France in order to identify and examine the arguments propounded on each side.

Prising open conflicting intellectual notions about the function of history in a divided society, this will be an informative and stimulating addition to the study of Irish history.

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Evi Gkotzaridis

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415329183
• ISBN 13: 9780415329187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336