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The Men of No Property

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Jim Smyth

    1. University of Notre Dame, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Modern History (SMH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 1-9

  3. Eighteenth-Century Ireland: Politics, Economy, Society

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 10-32

  4. Agrarian Rebels, Secret Societies and Defenders, 1761–91

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 33-51

  5. ‘Rumours of War’: the Catholic Agitation, 1791–3

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 52-78

  6. Radical Ideology, Popular Politics and Parliamentary Reform

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 79-99

  7. The Rise of the Defenders, 1793–5

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 100-120

  8. From Pre-Industrial Crowd to Revolutionary Underground: Dublin’ s Street Politics, 1759–97

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 121-156

  9. The Politics of Disaffection, 1795–9

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 157-181

  10. Conclusion

    • Jim Smyth
    Pages 182-183

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 184-250
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About this book

The paperback edition of the extremely popular The Men of No Property is a study of the popular dimensions of Irish radicalism in the age of the French revolution. It focuses on the lower-class secret society, the Defenders, and the more familiar face of radicalism in this period, the Society of United Irishmen. Particular attention is paid to the vigorous traditions of street protest in eighteenth-century Dublin. The picture which emerges is of a revolutionary movement which was both more radical in its rhetoric and objectives and more popular in its social base than has previously been allowed.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Notre Dame, USA

    Jim Smyth

About the author

JIM SMYTH, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin and Cambridge University, is Associate Professor of Irish and British History at the University of Notre Dame. Formerly a Research Fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Dr Smyth has taught at Christ Church, Oxford, and Robinson College, Cambridge.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Men of No Property

  • Authors: Jim Smyth

  • Series Title: Studies in Modern History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26653-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-54613-0Due: 29 June 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21339-8Due: 24 June 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-26653-1Published: 24 June 1998

  • Series ISSN: 2946-2053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-2061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 251

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Political Theory, Modern History

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