Captain Rock The Irish Agrarian Rebellion Of 1821-1824 |
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| Author:
| Donnelly, James S. |
| Series title: | History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-23314-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Named for its mythical leader "Captain Rock," avenger of agrarian wrongs, the Rockite movement of 1821-24 in Ireland was notorious for its extraordinary violence. In Captain Rock, James S. Donnelly, Jr., offers both a fine-grained analysis of the conflict and a broad exploration of Irish rural society after the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Named for its mythical leader "Captain Rock," avenger of agrarian wrongs, the Rockite movement of 1821-24 in Ireland was notorious for its extraordinary violence. In Captain Rock, James S. Donnelly, Jr., offers both a fine-grained analysis of the conflict and a broad exploration of Irish rural society after the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.