Books by William J. Smyth
“Some of the most innovative work on early modern and colonial Ireland has been done by historical geographers who work in a very interdisciplinary way. Smyth is a geographer who works with anthropologists and historians. The book was published in 2006, but he’d been working on that book the whole way through the 1990s, and he was way ahead of his time.” Read more...
The best books on Ireland as a Colony
Jane Ohlmeyer, Historian
Interviews where books by William J. Smyth were recommended
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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
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Ireland and the British Empire
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The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730
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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.
