The Politics and Culture of Honour in Britain and Ireland, 1541–1641 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History) - Hardcover

Kane, Brendan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521898641 ISBN 13: 9780521898645

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Through an exploration of overlapping concepts of noble honour amongst English and Irish elites, this book provides a cultural analysis of 'British' high politics in the early modern period. Analysing English- and Irish-language sources, Brendan Kane argues that between the establishment of the Irish kingdom under the English Crown in 1541 and the Irish rebellion of 1641, honour played a powerful role in determining the character of Anglo-Irish society, politics and cultural contact. In this age, before the rise of a more bureaucratic and participatory state, political power was intensely personal and largely the concern of elites. And those elites were preoccupied with honour. By exploring contemporary 'honour politics', this book brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of the character of English imperialism in Ireland and of the Irish responses to it. In so doing it highlights understudied aspects of the origins of the 'British' state.

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Book Description:

Exploring 'honour politics' in the early modern period, Brendan Kane reveals that honour played a powerful role in determining the character of Anglo-Irish society, politics and cultural contact, and brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland and of the Irish responses to it.

About the Author:

Brendan Kane is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521898641
• ISBN 13: 9780521898645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320