The Making of Modern Irish History: Revisionism and the Revisionist Controversy

by David George Boyce (Editor), Alan O'Day (Editor)

This volume brings together some of the most distinguished historians from Ireland to offer their own interpretations of key issues and events in Irish history.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ireland

245 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 1996

About the author

David George Boyce is a graduate of the Queen’s University of Belfast, where he also researched for his PhD. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was an Archivist in the Department of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library Oxford, 1968-71, and then lectured in the Department of Politics and International relations in Swansea University from 1971 until 2004. He has written books and articles on modern British, Irish, imperial and military history and politics.

Reviews

[Mathieu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book for the introduction and the first article on 18th-century Irish history. Both were extremely useful and quite invaluable for my own research. Hence the three stars.