Civilising Rural Ireland

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Civilising Rural Ireland

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Author: Patrick Doyle

Type: Hardback

ISBN: 9781526124562

Date: 28th January, 2019

Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

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  2. Groups And Identities
  3. Comparative Politics
  4. History

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The introduction of co-operative societies into the Irish countryside during the late-nineteenth century transformed rural society and created an enduring economic legacy. Civilising rural Ireland challenges predominant narratives of Irish history that explain the emergence of the nation-state through the lens of political conflict and violence. Instead the book takes as its focus the numerous leaders, organisers, and members of the Irish co-operative movement. Together these people captured the spirit of change as they created a modern Ireland through their reorganisation of the countryside, the spread of new economic ideas, and the promotion of mutually-owned businesses. Besides giving a comprehensive account of the co-operative movement's introduction to Irish society the book offers an analysis of the importance of these radical economic ideas upon political Irish nationalism.

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