Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Editor's Preface
• Author's Preface
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Conventions
• CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
• The National Question in Ireland
• Claims and Counterclaims
• Possible Scenarios
• Towards an Alternative Perspective
• Organisation on the Book
• CHAPTER 2 - NATIONS, STATES AND NATIONALISM
• Nations and States
• Ireland: One Nation or Two?
• Nationalism: The Historical Dimension
• Summary
• CHAPTER 3 - THE CONQUEST AND UNIFICATION OF IRELAND
• Early Christian Ireland
• The Viking Invasions
• The Anglo-Normans
• The Gaelic Resurgence
• The Tudor Conquest
• Summary
• CHAPTER 4 - THE NEW ENGLISH AND THE ULSTER SCOTS
• The Ulster Plantation
• The Cromwellian Confiscations
• The Williamite Wars
• Summary
• CHAPTER 5 - THE PROTESTANT NATION AND IRISH REPUBLICANISM
• The Protestant Ascendancy
• Colonial Ireland Under Mercantilism
• The Irish Volunteers
• The United Irishmen
• Discussion
• CHAPTER 6 - THE GROWTH OF IRISH NATIONALISM
• The Pre-Famine Economy
• Daniel O'Connell
• The Young Ireland Movement
• The Fenians
• Parnell
• The Growth of Cultural Nationalism
• Conservatism and Separatism
• Rebellion and Independence
• Summary
• CHAPTER 7 - THE GROWTH OF THE ULSTER UNIONISM
• Continuity and Convergence
• Economic Background
• Changes in Religious Attitudes
• Urban Unionism
• Rural Unionism
• The Conservative Alliance
• Unionist Ideology
• The Home Rule Crisis
• Summary
• CHAPTER 8 - PARTITION AND POLARISATION
• The Southern State
• The Northern State
• The Civil Rights Movement and the Troubles
• Summary
• CHAPTER 9 - SYNOPSIS AND DISCUSSION
• How Many Nations?
• The Temporal Dimension
• The Historical Specificity of Nationalism
• The Material Basis of Nationalism and Unionism
• Twentieth Century Convergence
• Discussion
• References
• Author Index
• General Index