The vibrant Irish public house of the nineteenth century hosted broad networks of social power, enabling publicans and patrons to disseminate tremendous influence across Ireland and beyond. During the period, affluent publicans coalesced into one of the most powerful and sophisticated forces in Irish parliamentary politics. Among the leading figures of public life, they commanded an unmatched economic route to middle-class prosperity, inserted themselves into the centre of crucial legislative debates, and took part in fomenting the issues of class, gender, and national identity which continue to be contested today. From the other side of the bar, regular patrons relied on this social institution to construct, manage and spread their various social and political causes. From Daniel O'Connell to the Guinness dynasty, from the Acts of Union to the Great Famine, and from Christmas boxes to Fenianism; Bradley Kadel offers a first and much-needed scholarly examination of the 'incendiary politics of the pub' in nineteenth-century Ireland.
By:
Bradley Kadel
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 135mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781350153974
ISBN 10: 1350153974
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 March 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chapter 1: Reform and Secret Societies Chapter 2: Consolidating the Trade Chapter 3: Irish Sunday Closing Chapter 4: Nationalist Politics, 1867-90 Chapter 5: Trade Growth and Modernization Chapter 6: New Challenges, 1902-14 Chapter 7: The First World War and the Trade Conclusion
Bradley Kadel is Assistant Professor of History at Fayetteville State University, University of North Carolina.
