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Maurice Coakley.
Ireland in the World Order: A History of Uneven Development.
Published London: Pluto Press, 2012.
ISBN 9780745331256.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham.
Size: 134x215x14mm.
Page count: xii,238pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this is an ex-display copy so shows evidence of handling, some mild scuffs on the covers, corners starting to fray a little; in other respects unused.

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[Publisher’s price £19.99]
Weight without packaging: 318g.

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Seeks to cut through the myths — imperialist and nationalist — which have obscured the reasons for Ireland’s course of development. Covers the middle ages to the present day, and topics discussed include Ireland’s initial incorporation into the British state, its refusal to embrace the Protestant Reformation, and its failure to industrialise in the 19th century.

Contents:
1. Passages from the medieval: Politics & social organisation in Anglo-French Ireland -- in late Gaelic Ireland; Reformation & state formation in the Atlantic isles;
2. roots of capitalism & nationality: Agrarian society & capitalist development in Scotland & Ireland; Paradox of Anglicisation;
3. Legacies of uneven development: Ireland & the empire; Limits of independence;
Conclusion — Ireland in a changing world order.

Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: no

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: yes
Bibliography: 18pp
Index: yes

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