Suchergebnisse

1. The Walls Come Down -- 2. Peopling the Cities -- 3. The Keys of the Kingdom -- 4. Northern Turn -- 5. Workshop, Warehouse and the Primacy of Dublin -- 6. Together and Apart -- 7. Projects and Projections -- 8. Food for Thought -- 9. Order and Disorder -- 10. The Shutting of the Gates -- 11. Partings -- Conclusion.

A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following centuries. This was most evident in the rise of its cities, notably Dublin and Cork. David Dickson explores ten urban centers and their patterns of physical, social, and cultural evolution, relating this to the legacies of a violent past, and he reflects on their subsequent partial eclipse. Beautifully illustrated, this account reveals how the country's cities were distinctive and-through the Irish diaspora-influential beyond Ireland's shores.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Map 1 Irish cities and regional centres -- Introduction -- 1. The Walls Come Down -- 2. Peopling the Cities -- 3. The Keys of the Kingdom -- 4. Northern Turn -- 5. Workshop, Warehouse and the Primacy of Dublin -- 6. Together and Apart -- 7. Projects and Projections -- 8. Food for Thought -- 9. Order and Disorder -- 10. The Shutting of the Gates -- 11. Partings -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index

ABSTRACT:A remarkable cluster of Irish town histories appeared in the early nineteenth century, coming after several generations of unprecedented urban growth. But that growth stalled and most Irish towns entered a long period of stagnation. Meanwhile, academic interest in the urban past became dormant. Urbanization in Ireland resumed in the twentieth century, but the study of urban history was late to develop and slow to move beyond the documentation of built heritage. However, public interest in medieval origins, official interest in urban heritage and the vision of a handful of medieval historians and historical geographers have helped transform the prospects for Irish urban history.