书目

Ireland:Awakening

内容简介

FollowingthecriticallyacclaimedsuccessofDublin,thisrivetingsequeltakesthestoryofIrelandfromtheseventeenthcenturyonwards,pickingupattheReformation,andwithit,thedevastatingarrivalofOliverCromwell.CromwellheraldstheinaugurationoftwohundredyearsofProtestantdominance,throughoutwhichmanyoftheIrishpeoplewereimpoverishedanddispossessed.DublinismadeaProtestantcapital,andCatholicsbecomeanunderclass.SetagainstthedramaticbackdropofIrishpoliticalhistory,thispowerfulsagaisbroughttoitsconclusion.Journeyingthroughthecenturiesrightthewayuptothetwentiethcentury'sEasterRisingandIndependence,passingthroughturbulentmilestonessuchasTheYearoftheFrench,theFamineandTheHomeRuleMovementofParnellalongtheway.

作者简介

EdwardRutherfurdwasborninSalisbury,Wiltshire,andeducatedatCambridgeUniversityandStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Hisfirstbook,SarumwasbasedonthehistoryofSalisbury.London,RusskaandTheForest,alldrawonfinelyresearcheddetailsofsocialhistory.EdwardRutherfordpreviouslylivedinLondonandNewYorkCitybuthashadahomeinDublinformorethantwelveyears.Hehastwochildren.

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