Books by Jane Ohlmeyer
Jane Ohlmeyer is Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin. She was a driving force behind the 1641 Depositions Project and the development of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute. Her latest book is Making Ireland: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World (Oxford, 2023). In 2023 she was awarded the RIA Gold Medal in the Humanities.
“I’m trying to tell the story of imperialism through the lens of early modern Ireland. I focus on the operation of imperialism in colonial Ireland itself…I’m interested in how Ireland serves as a laboratory for empire…I’m interested in how empire impacts on identity formation…I’m also interested in how engagement with empires shaped the landscapes of Ireland” Read more...
The best books on Ireland as a Colony
Jane Ohlmeyer, Historian
“This is really where you would go if you want to understand the political, social, and economic history of early modern Ireland.” Read more...
The best books on Ireland as a Colony
Jane Ohlmeyer, Historian
Interviews with Jane Ohlmeyer
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The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume I: The Origins of Empire
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Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600-1641
by Raymond Gillespie -
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Ireland and the British Empire
by Kevin Kenny -
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The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730
by Jane Ohlmeyer -
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Map-Making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland c.1530–1750
by William J. Smyth
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
Ireland was Britain’s oldest colony, but also one of the first to free itself from British imperial rule. Historian Jane Ohlmeyer recommends books that focus on the history of Ireland as a colony. She argues that the colonial experience had a massive impact not only on Ireland but on the countries that Britain ruled around the world.
Interviews where books by Jane Ohlmeyer were recommended
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1
The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume I: The Origins of Empire
by Nicholas Canny -
2
Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600-1641
by Raymond Gillespie -
3
Ireland and the British Empire
by Kevin Kenny -
4
The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730
by Jane Ohlmeyer -
5
Map-Making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland c.1530–1750
by William J. Smyth
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
Ireland was Britain’s oldest colony, but also one of the first to free itself from British imperial rule. Historian Jane Ohlmeyer recommends books that focus on the history of Ireland as a colony. She argues that the colonial experience had a massive impact not only on Ireland but on the countries that Britain ruled around the world.
