The Roots of English Colonialism in Ireland |
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| Author:
| Montaño, John Patrick
Montaño, John Patrick |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Empire Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-99631-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This book traces the origins of the colonial theory that lay behind the Tudor plantations in Ireland. He also explores the importance of cultural difference in justifying the civilising process through discussions of attitudes to landscape, dress, language, material culture and the ordering of the world through cartography and surveying.
This book traces the origins of the colonial theory that lay behind the Tudor plantations in Ireland. He also explores the importance of cultural difference in justifying the civilising process through discussions of attitudes to landscape, dress, language, material culture and the ordering of the world through cartography and surveying.