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The fall of feudalism in Ireland; or, The story of the land league revolution

The fall of feudalism in Ireland; or, The story of the land league revolution

Davitt, Michael

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General Political ScienceGeneral SociologyHistoriography

ISBN10: 9353703980
ISBN13: 9789353703981
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 774
Weight: 2.13
Height: 1.71 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One movement shook an empire. Power, land, and hunger collide. In The Fall of Feudalism in Ireland, Michael Davitt, founder of the Irish Land League and a central witness to the struggle, charts how tenant land reform became a national cause in 19th century Ireland. Written as political history nonfiction with the urgency of lived experience, it follows the rise of organised agitation, the clash with Victorian era politics, and the way the land question fed the Irish home rule movement. Davitt places leaders such as Charles Stewart Parnell beside ordinary tenants and organisers, revealing an agrarian revolution Ireland could not ignore. From the pressure of rent and eviction to the tactics of agitation and boycott, Davitt shows how a rural grievance became argument about rights. It is a witness account of the Land War, written for readers who want causes, not myths. Part memoir, part documentary narrative, this is primary source history that illuminates how protest, imprisonment, journalism, and parliamentary manoeuvre intertwined. Its clear argument and abundance of contemporaneous detail make it invaluable for Irish history students, yet its human stakes and dramatic public battles read with the pace of narrative history. Long regarded as an Irish history classic, it remains a cornerstone for anyone building a classic history collection of modern Ireland and Britain. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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