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The Big House in the North of Ireland: Land, Power and Social Elites, 1878-1960 by Olwen Purdue (Paperback, 2009)

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The Big House in the North of Ireland explores the changing fortunes of the landed elite in the six counties that became Northern Ireland from the land war of the late 1870s to the last days of the Unionist government at Stormont in the 1960s. Purdue examines the social, ecomic and political challenges faced by the rth's landed elite - tenant agitation, the break-up of their estates and the growing political challenge initially from Belfast's mercantile class and, eventually, from populist political movements - and determines the extent to which these undermined the foundations of their influence. She discusses the strategies adopted by the rth's landed class to meet the challenges it faced and uncovers the reasons for the Big House clinging on as a social and political force in Northern Ireland long after it had ceased to hold any value in the rest of the island.

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Publisher
University College Dublin Press
ISBN-10
1906359253
ISBN-13
9781906359256
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105836440

Product Key Features

Author
Olwen Purdue
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Dublin
Content Note
8 Pages Illustrations
Author Biography
Olwen Purdue is currently at Queen's University, Belfast, researching poverty and welfare in the north of Ireland during the nineteenth century. Her PhD at Queen's University, Belfast, was on the decline of the landed class in the north of Ireland.
Date of Publication
26/05/2009
Imprint
University College Dublin Press
Country of Publication
Ireland

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