The Eighteenth Century


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Ireland, Reading and Cultural Nationalism, 1790-1930


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Examination of literacy and reading habits in nineteenth-century Ireland and implications for an emerging cultural nationalism.







Madam Britannia


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Using Britannia as a central figure, this book explores the neglected relationship between women, church, and nation. Drawing on a wealth of manuscript, printed, and graphic material, Emma Major argues that Britannia became established as an emblem of nation from 1688 and gained in importance over the following century.