Dublin: The Making of a Capital City

by David Dickson

Overview

As rich and diverse as its subject, Dickson’s magisterial history brings 1,400 years of Dublin vividly to life: from its medieval incarnation through the neoclassical eighteenth century, the Easter Rising that convulsed the city in 1916, the bloody civil war following the handover of power by Britain, to end-of-millennium urban renewal efforts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674745049
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	11/24/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	752
File size:	36 MB
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About the Author

David Dickson is Professor in Modern History at Trinity College Dublin.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface List of Abbreviations Prologue: Dublin Town and the First Thousand Years Chapter 1. The Fashioning of a Capital: 1600–1647 Chapter 2. Court City: 1647–1690 Chapter 3. Injured Lady: 1690–1750 Chapter 4. ‘This Now Great Metropolis’: 1750–1780 Chapter 5. Patriot Town: 1780–1798 Chapter 6. Apocalypse Deferred: 1798–1830 Chapter 7. A Tale of Four Cities: 1830–1880 Chapter 8. Whose Dublin? 1880–1913 Chapter 9. Eruption: 1913–1919 Chapter 10. A Capital Once Again: 1920–1940 Chapter 11. The Modern Turn: 1940–1972 Chapter 12. Millennium City: 1972–2000 Notes List of Illustrations Bibliographical Note Index

Editorial Reviews

This history of Dublin is an insightful, deeply researched, witty volume, which anyone interested in Ireland, England, Georgian architecture, or the misadventures of nation-building will find fascinating.

Weekly Standard - Edward Short

In Dublin, Dickson has woven together the city’s social, economic, cultural, demographic and architectural histories; the story he tells will intrigue natives, enlighten newcomers and stand as a monument to this great city’s place in an ever-changing Ireland.

The Telegraph - John Gallagher

[Dickson] distils a mountain of scholarship to illuminate the whole of Dublin’s history. He is strongest on political and social change, informative too on the city’s marvellous architecture… This is the fullest overview of the many transformations of one of the world’s most enchanting cities.

The Times - Eamon Duffy

I thought I knew the history of my hometown, Dublin, and then I read David Dickson’s wise and stylish book… [An] eloquent book… Dickson’s book was teaching me things about my hometown until almost the very last page.

Los Angeles Review of Books - Robert Cremins