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Dublin
The Making of a Capital City
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David Dickson
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English
Published/Copyright:
2014
About this book
As rich and diverse as its subject, Dickson’s magisterial history brings 1,400 years of Dublin vividly to life: from its medieval incarnation through the neoclassical eighteenth century, the Easter Rising that convulsed the city in 1916, the bloody civil war following the handover of power by Britain, to end-of-millennium urban renewal efforts.
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This history of Dublin is an insightful, deeply researched, witty volume, which anyone interested in Ireland, England, Georgian architecture, or the misadventures of nation-building will find fascinating.
-- Edward Short Weekly Standard
-- Edward Short Weekly Standard
In Dublin, Dickson has woven together the city’s social, economic, cultural, demographic and architectural histories; the story he tells will intrigue natives, enlighten newcomers and stand as a monument to this great city’s place in an ever-changing Ireland.
-- John Gallagher The Telegraph
-- John Gallagher The Telegraph
[Dickson] distils a mountain of scholarship to illuminate the whole of Dublin’s history. He is strongest on political and social change, informative too on the city’s marvellous architecture… This is the fullest overview of the many transformations of one of the world’s most enchanting cities.
-- Eamon Duffy The Times
-- Eamon Duffy The Times
I thought I knew the history of my hometown, Dublin, and then I read David Dickson’s wise and stylish book…[An] eloquent book…Dickson’s book was teaching me things about my hometown until almost the very last page.
-- Robert Cremins Los Angeles Review of Books
-- Robert Cremins Los Angeles Review of Books
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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List of Abbreviations
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Prologue: Dublin Town and the First Thousand Years
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1. The Fashioning of a Capital: 1600–1647
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2. Court City: 1647–1690
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3. Injured Lady: 1690–1750
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4. ‘This Now Great Metropolis’: 1750–1780
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5. Patriot Town: 1780–1798
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6. Apocalypse Deferred: 1798–1830
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7. A Tale of Four Cities: 1830–1880
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8. Whose Dublin? 1880–1913
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9. Eruption: 1913–1919
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10. A Capital Once Again: 1920–1940
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11. The Modern Turn: 1940–1972
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12. Millennium City: 1972–2000
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Notes
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List of Illustrations
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Bibliographical Note
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Index
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eBook published on:
November 24, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9780674745032
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Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
736
Other:
8 color illustrations, 54 halftones, 6 maps
