A Traveller's History of Ireland (3rd ed) - Softcover

Peter Neville

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566562597 ISBN 13: 9781566562591

Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc, 1997

Synopsis

"This book will be appreciated by visitors who want more historical background than ordinary series guidebooks supply...Highly recommended..." - "Library Journal". "For independent, inquisitive travellers traversing the green roads of Ireland, there is no better guide than "A Traveller's History of Ireland." - "Small Press". Constantly in the news, there are few countries where the background history is so vital to an understanding of its people and culture. "A Traveller's History of Ireland" not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation's development right up to the present day but also provides an invaluable introduction to this land of poets, saints, eloquent politicians, illustrious soldiers and inspiring rebels. Political, social and industrial history and economics are also well covered. The book includes a comprehensive description of modern Ireland, both North and South, and of its two separate Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist traditions. There is a Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text and particular attention is paid to the classic historical sites, which feature on any visitor's itinerary.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Peter Neville had three Irish grandparents and is a constant visitor to the country. He has taught history at the University of the West of England, Queen Mary and Westfield College and Wolverhampton University. He is the author of a major study of Sir Nevile Henderson and several other texts on modern British and European history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1566562597
• ISBN 13: 9781566562591
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 277