The Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800

Historians Fleming (Queen's U., Belfast) and O'Day (U. o Oxford) address the difficulty that scholars of modern Irish history have finding political, social, and economic data for the past two centuries by compiling facts and figures to serve as a first-stop reference. After a 117-page chronology, they consider political, social and religious, economic history and foreign relations. Biographies and a glossary without pronunciation guides follow. The repetitive lists of obscure names, dates, and quantities will be a gold mine to the right scholars. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

N. C. Fleming is a research fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast. Alan O'Day is a fellow in Modern History, Greyfriars, University of Oxford and has contributed to the subject of Irish history with many books and articles.