A Nation of Politicians: Gender, Patriotism, and Political Culture in Late Eighteenth-Century Ireland: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora
Autor Padhraig Higginsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2010
Between the years 1778 and 1784, groups that had previously been excluded from the Irish political sphere—women, Catholics, lower-class Protestants, farmers, shopkeepers, and other members of the laboring and agrarian classes—began to imagine themselves as civil subjects with a stake in matters of the state. This politicization of non-elites was largely driven by the Volunteers, a local militia force that emerged in Ireland as British troops were called away to the American War of Independence. With remarkable speed, the Volunteers challenged central features of British imperial rule over Ireland and helped citizens express a new Irish national identity.
In A Nation of Politicians, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities—associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations—expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication—sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip—encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland’s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history.
In A Nation of Politicians, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities—associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations—expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication—sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip—encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland’s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history.
Winner of the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book, American Conference for Irish Studies
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299233341
ISBN-10: 0299233340
Pagini: 344
Ilustrații: 25 b-w photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Seria History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora
ISBN-10: 0299233340
Pagini: 344
Ilustrații: 25 b-w photos
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Seria History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora
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Recenzii
“A mature work, clearly the product of years of thinking and re-thinking. It is the first convincing attempt to relate the subjects of gender, consumerism, and material culture to late eighteenth-century Ireland.”—Ian McBride, King’s College, London
“While there has been a surge of books on the 1790s in Ireland, there are precious few on the 1780s and—remarkably—nothing recent on the Volunteers. This book is timely and will fill an obvious gap.”—Kevin Whelan, Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre, Dublin
“This book should be read by everyone interested in the history of Ireland in the late eighteenth century . . . the text represents a methodological and conceptual step forward in its integration of traditional and new sources (particularly those of a visual and material nature) that many others will seek to follow.” —James Kelly, Irish Economic and Social History
“Higgins demonstrates the vitality of the period and a new type of politics that turned the world upside down . . . the novelty of Higgins’s methodology and perspective have established a new standard and a challenge to the historians of the 1780s." —Daire Keogh, Journal of British Studies
“In keeping with the ‘new cultural history’ the real strength of this richly textured study lies in the careful analysis of the meanings and significance of political ritual and rhetoric. In doing so, it not only offers a persuasive reappraisal of the Volunteers movement but also invites us to rethink the categories, sources, and approaches through which the political culture of eighteenth-century Ireland is understood.”—Catriona Kennedy, University of York, Irish Historical Studies
“A provocative volume. . . . The novelty of Higgins’s methodology and perspective have established a new standard and a challenge to the historians of the 1780s.”—Daire Keogh, Journal of British Studies
“This ground-breaking book thoroughly examines the experience of political culture during this rage militaire, which gripped Ireland from 1779 to 1784, when the American War of Independence plunged Britain into imperial crisis. Not a linear-chronological narrative of the Volunteers, it fills a considerable gap in our understanding of the processes of the politicization that they engendered and various societal implications. Higgins adopts an innovative approach that reflects the cultural turn in history and also addresses gender identity, employing imaginative, if often densely worded, language. A rich teaching resource, this book will eruditely expose undergraduates to concepts such as ‘alehouse politicians’ and ‘petticoat government’, breathing life into the past while challenging them to pursue further research by delving into the predictable but varied sources informing Higgins’s discussion.”—Sylvie Kleinman, History Ireland
Notă biografică
Padhraig Higgins is assistant professor of history at Mercer County College in New Jersey.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 "Alehouse Politicians": The Culture of Print and the Political Nation
2 "Paddy Shall Rise" Celebration, Commemoration and National Identity
3 Shopping for Ireland: Consumption, Gender, and the Politics of Free Trade
4 The New Magna Carta: Voluntary Association, the Crowd, and the Uses of Official Political Culture
5 A Rage Militaire: The Volunteers
6 "Playing the Man": Invasion, Masculinity, and the Citizen-Soldier
7 Petticoat Government: Women and Patriotism
8 "A Democratical Spirit": Reform, Protectionism, and the Catholic Question
Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 "Alehouse Politicians": The Culture of Print and the Political Nation
2 "Paddy Shall Rise" Celebration, Commemoration and National Identity
3 Shopping for Ireland: Consumption, Gender, and the Politics of Free Trade
4 The New Magna Carta: Voluntary Association, the Crowd, and the Uses of Official Political Culture
5 A Rage Militaire: The Volunteers
6 "Playing the Man": Invasion, Masculinity, and the Citizen-Soldier
7 Petticoat Government: Women and Patriotism
8 "A Democratical Spirit": Reform, Protectionism, and the Catholic Question
Conclusion
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Descriere
Between the years 1778 and 1784, groups that had previously been excluded from the Irish political sphere—women, Catholics, lower-class Protestants, farmers, shopkeepers, and other members of the laboring and agrarian classes—began to imagine themselves as civil subjects with a stake in matters of the state. This politicization of non-elites was largely driven by the Volunteers, a local militia force that emerged in Ireland as British troops were called away to the American War of Independence. With remarkable speed, the Volunteers challenged central features of British imperial rule over Ireland and helped citizens express a new Irish national identity.
In A Nation of Politicians, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities—associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations—expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication—sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip—encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland’s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history.
In A Nation of Politicians, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities—associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations—expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication—sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip—encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland’s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history.