The study of Irish history, once riven and constricted, has recently
enjoyed a resurgence, with new practitioners, new approaches, and new
methods of investigation. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History
represents the diversity of this emerging talent and achievement by
bringing together 36 leading scholars of modern Ireland and embracing
400 years of Irish history, uniting early and late modernists as well as
contemporary historians. The Handbook offers a set of scholarly
perspectives drawn from numerous disciplines, including history,
political science, literature, geography, and the Irish language. It
looks at the Irish at home as well as in their migrant and diasporic
communities.
The Handbook combines sets of wide thematic and interpretative essays,
with more detailed investigations of particular periods. Each of the
contributors offers a summation of the state of scholarship within their
subject area, linking their own research insights with assessments of
future directions within the discipline. In its breadth and depth and
diversity, The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History offers an
authoritative and vibrant portrayal of the history of modern Ireland.