Ireland

Richard Vincent Comerford is Professor of Modern History at National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland.

• Faith and the fatherland in the 17th century; colonial nationalism in the 18th century; revolutionary nationalism; the Orange order; Catholic nationalism; romantic nationalism; national schooling; land and nation; an empire for nationalists; Irish-America's Ireland; unionism; Celtic nationalism; independent Ireland, Gaelic and Catholic; Northern Ireland - British and Protestant; sport and identity; history-writing.

'This book gains credibility from its sensitivity to the relevance of concepts of nationhood outside the abstract concerns of academia.' Irish Studies Review, Vol 12, No 3 'The scholarship and clarity of argument is hugely impressive. A whole range of historical stereotypes are effectively challenged.' HISTORY - Journal of the Historical Association, Vol 90, No 1