Scripture Politics: Ulster Presbyterians and Irish Radicalism in the Late Eighteenth Century - Hardcover

McBride, I. R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198206429 ISBN 13: 9780198206422

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1998

Synopsis

Scripture Politics examines the central role played by Ulster Presbyterians in the birth of Irish republicanism. Ian McBride restores the United Irishmen to their eighteenth-century social context, restructuring a world where religious doctrine, political theory, and social antagonisms remained inextricably linked.

About this title

About the Author:

I. R. McBride is a Lecturer, Department of History at University of Durham.

Review:

"This is an outstanding and startlingly original book that bristles with ideas and insights into a period whose historiography is often characterized by the repetition of platitudes. It also has the merit of being lucidly written and is a pleasure to read."--American Historical Review

"I.R. McBride...has made an invaluable contribution to Irish historiography."--Times Literary Supplement

"[T]he first serious study of Presbyterian radicalism....Highly recommended for all Irish and British studies collections."--CHOICE

"[S]tudies of Irish radicalism have failed to deliver a comprehensive analysis of the Presbyterians of Belfast...Ian McBride's Scripture Politics marks an important step towards this end and confirms the author's standing among the finest of Ireland's historians."--Albion

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198206429
• ISBN 13: 9780198206422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288