Ireland: A Short History (Short Histories)

This fourth edition of Joseph Coohill’s best-selling book has been fully updated to include the latest political, economic, and social developments in Ireland. Starting with the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island, Ireland takes readers right up to the present day through the Great Famine, Home Rule, the Good Friday Agreement, and the economic struggles of the 21st century, covering the major events that have shaped the country. Clear and lucid, Coohill’s writing paints an engaging picture of a people for whom history is a key part of present-day reality. Highly accessible, yet demonstrating a sophisticated level of analysis, this book provides a valuable resource to students and all those wishing to acquaint themselves further with the complex identity of the Irish people.

• A Brief History of Ireland
• Under the Starry Flag: How a Ban of Irish Americans Joined the Fenian Revolt and Sparked a Crisis over Citizenship
• Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life
• The Rising (New Edition): Ireland: Easter 1916
• The Great Book of Ireland: Interesting Stories, Irish History & Random Facts About Ireland (History & Fun Facts 1)
• Making Peace: The Inside Story of the Making of the Good Friday Agreement
• The Irish Countryman: An Anthropological Study
• A People’s History of the Second World War: Resistance Versus Empire