This volume examines a range of charitable endeavours in Ireland, and explores the initiatives in the context of changing social and political expectations. CONTENTS: Maria Luddy (U Warwick), Philanth
In introducing 15 essays based on a conference held at the editor's campus in 2000, Walsh (U. of Aberdeen) notes the shift in emphasis from Irish-American immigrant studies to a broader perspective on
This collection of essays explores the topic of elites, their behaviors, and formation as a social group in 19th-century Ireland. It is the first book of its kind to focus on elites in Ireland, but bu
