History and Memory in Modern Ireland [Paperback]

A 2001 volume of essays about the relationship between past and present in Irish society.This volume addresses a subject of vital importance to the study of Irish history, literature and politics. Although collective memory and commemoration has attracted a lot of attention from British, French and American scholars, this is the first major study of the relationship between history and memory in Ireland--a remarkable gap in the literature given the frequency with which Unionists and nationalists alike have invoked the past, erected monuments and observed anniversaries. This book helps define the main concepts and issues in an emerging field of enquiry.This volume addresses a subject of vital importance to the study of Irish history, literature and politics. Although collective memory and commemoration has attracted a lot of attention from British, French and American scholars, this is the first major study of the relationship between history and memory in Ireland--a remarkable gap in the literature given the frequency with which Unionists and nationalists alike have invoked the past, erected monuments and observed anniversaries. This book helps define the main concepts and issues in an emerging field of enquiry.This volume addresses a subject of vital importance to the study of Irish history--literature and politics. Although collective memory and commemoration has attracted much attention from British, French and American scholars, this is the first major study of the relationship between history and memory in Ireland--closing a remarkable gap in the literature, considering the frequency with which Unionists as well as nationalists have invoked the past, erected monuments and observed anniversaries. This book helps define the main concepts and issues in an emerging field of inquiry.1. Introduction: memory and national identity in modern Ireland Ian McBride; 2. Martyrdom and memory in the seventeenth century Alan Ford; 3. Remembering 1798 Roy Foster; 4. Famine memorl“^