Histories of the Irish Future by Bryan Fanning (English) Paperback Book

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Histories of the Irish Future is an intellectual history of Ireland and a history of Irish crises viewed through the eyes of twelve key writers: William Petty, William Molyneux, Edmund Burke, Thomas Malthus, Richard Whately, Friedrich Engels, John Mitchel, James Connolly, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Jeremiah Newman, Conor Cruise O'Brien and Fintan O'Toole. Their analyses of the shifting conditions of Ireland and their efforts to address Ireland's predicaments are located within the wider social, political, economic and cultural anxieties of their times. The result is a pioneering interdisciplinary contribution to modern Irish history and Irish Studies that will appeal to students of politics, economic history, and philosophy.

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Bryan Fanning is Professor and Head of the School of Applied Social Studies at University College Dublin. His books include Racism and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland (2012), New Guests of the Irish Nation (2009), The Quest for Modern Ireland (2008) and, as co-author, The Books that Define Ireland (2014).

Table of Contents

1. Modest Proposals and Irish Futures2. William Petty's Final Solution3. William Molyneux and the Case for Ireland4. Edmund Burke and the Case for Union5. Thomas Malthus and Catholic Emancipation6. Richard Whately and End of Ascendancy7. Friedrich Engels and the Crisis of Irish Character8. John Mitchel and the Last Conquest of Ireland9. James Connolly and the Triumph of Catholic Nationalism10. Hannah Sheehy Skeffington versus the Free State11. Jeremiah Newman and Catholic Decline12. The Lonely Passion of Conor Cruise O'Brien13. Fintan O'Toole's Second Republic14. Ghosts of Futures Past

Review

[Histories of the Irish Future] is lively and provocative, its assured and admirably concise explication of key texts and propositions punctuated by the author's own judgments and asides, which are witty, insightful and frequently challenging. The approach in each essay deftly combines the contextual with the interpretative -- Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, former Professor of History, NUI Galway, Ireland * The Irish Times *Fanning's work is a most enlightened and enlightening overview of the key political developments in Ireland in recent centuries, seen through the personalities and achievements of twelve people who to a large extent shaped the country's development. The book is superbly presented ... [and] concludes with exemplary notes, bibliography and index, very traditional but very necessary -- Hugh Oram * Books Ireland *A work honest in its situatedness, vigorous in its argument and confident in its provision of intellectual armour for future discussions about the state of Ireland ... accessible and eminently readable ... Bryan Fanning has produced a shrewd and original text which covers so much ground economically, politically and socially. It needs to be read by Irish historians because it exposes the intellectual poverty of much Irish history-writing ... It also needs to be read by the wider public because it effortlessly bats off some of the reductionism inherent in the current media obsession with the "decade of commemorations". * Dublin Review of Books *Fanning offers an entertaining and engaging account of 12 different writers and their visions for Ireland's future. Although his book covers a wide chronological spectrum, from the birth of modern Ireland in the mid-17th century up to the contemporary thoughts of the early 21st century, Fanning doesn't necessarily include the more predictable figures involved, choosing John Mitchel over Daniel O'Connell, for instance, and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington rather than Eamon de Valera. In general, intellectual engagement weighs more than political ideology, as befits the utopian title of the book. Another strength of this collection is the relationship among these thinkers, as Fanning takes pains to point out the influences and reactions that earlier figures have on later commentators through three major groupings: Irish conservatism, liberal thinkers and republicanism. Fanning's conclusion is particularly thought provoking as he extrapolates on how each of the three groups relates to issues in today's Ireland. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. -- M. J. O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenville * CHOICE *Fanning's elegantly readable, informative, erudite and wonderfully engaging book presents the evolution of Ireland through the eyes of a number of its theorists... Fanning's approach is entirely original, analysing different visions for Ireland's future; his prose is clear and fluent ... it carefully explicates how Ireland came to be interpreted not just within Ireland (by nationalists, unionists, republicans and feminists) but also how it was discussed by the wider world of political theorists, economists and other intellectuals. The book presents a lucid and compelling narrative and its choice of figures presents new perspectives on Ireland as it was theorised; a tour de force. * Dermot Moran, University College Dublin, Ireland *'We are where we are' was a mantra frequently and unhelpfully invoked by some Irish politicians seeking to cut off discussion of the causes of the recent Irish economic crash. Bryan Fanning's illuminating excursus through some three centuries of Irish political and social discourse instead offers a very timely and perceptive 'we are where we were' take on the current Irish predicament. Thoughtful, reflective, rich in anecdote and with lively pen portraits of a dozen thinkers, ranging from William Petty to Conor Cruise O'Brien and taking in along the way the likes of Edmund Burke, John Mitchel, James Connolly, Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington and Friedrich Engels, Fanning's work is a distinguished contribution to a small corpus of work on the Irish intellectual tradition. At a time when Ireland appears to be directionless even purposeless, such a work is badly needed to inform contemporary debate about Ireland's future. * Tom Bartlett, Professor of Irish History, University of Aberdeen, UK *A great idea for a book from a leading Irish academic and public intellectual! Here clearly explained and cleverly dissected are twelve provocative perspectives on Ireland's future, dating from Sir William Petty's Political Anatomy of Ireland (1672) to Fintan O'Toole's How to Build a New Republic (2010). * Professor Cormac Ó Gráda, author of Jewish Ireland in the Age of Joyce (2006) and Famine: A Short History (2009) *

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An original, accessible history of Ireland seen through the eyes of key intellectuals seeking to influence the country's future.

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Histories of the Irish Future is an intellectual history of Ireland seen through the eyes of key individuals who in different eras sought to influence the country's future. Written by Bryan Fanning, a leading scholar of modern Irish history, the book offers a new, pioneering perspective on on the country's development over the course of the last 400 years. .. Histories of the Irish Future is divided into eleven chapters, each examining a key intellectual's views on Ireland's path to modernity and the issues and struggles faced by the Irish in this process. The book clearly explains and contextualises the main works of the authors and locates these within the wider social, political, economic and cultural debates of their times. It thus provides both a summary and an analysis of the bodies of work of great thinkers - writers, philosophers, politicians, economists and clergy - from Jonathan Swift to Fintan O'Toole. The intriguing and original concept and structure of the book lend themselves to discussion and group exercises in the classroom. It will appeal to undergraduate history students taking courses on modern Ireland and Britain as well as undergraduates in Irish Studies. The author's interdisciplinary background will also make the book attractive to undergraduates in related fields such as Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Political Science.

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Bryan Fanning's elegantly readable, informative, erudite and wonderfully engaging book presents the evolution of Ireland through the eyes of a number of its theorists; from William Petty (whose final solution for Ireland in his Treatise on Ireland (1687) was to transport its population), through William Molyneux's The Case of Ireland (which argued that Ireland was a kingdom and not a colony), Edmund Burke (who promoted Union with Britain), Friedrich Engels (who analysed the politics of the agrarian movement in Ireland), to more recent nationalists and conservatives right through to the present. Fanning's approach is entirely original, analysing different visions for Ireland's future; his prose is clear and fluent. The great contribution of Histories of the Irish Future is that it carefully explicates how Ireland came to be interpreted not just within Ireland (by nationalists, unionists, republicans and feminists) but also how it was discussed by the wider world of political theorists, economists and other intellectuals. The book presents a lucid and compelling narrative and its choice of figures presents new perspectives on Ireland as it was theorised; a tour de force.

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An original, accessible history of Ireland seen through the eyes of key intellectuals seeking to influence the country's future.

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Written by a leading scholar of modern Ireland

Details ISBN1472532953 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1472532953 ISBN-13 9781472532954 Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-11-20 Pages 320 Media Book Imprint Bloomsbury Academic DOI CBID182947 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 941.5 Short Title HISTORIES OF THE IRISH FUTURE Language English NZ Release Date 2014-11-20 UK Release Date 2014-11-20 Translator Wolfgang Sauerlander Edited by J. Mark Halstead Birth 1952 Affiliation Professor, Boston College, US Position Author Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Author Bryan Fanning Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2014-11-19 We've got this

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