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The Politics of Consumption in Eighteenth-Century Ireland

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  1. Martyn J. Powell
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Politics of Food and Alcohol

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 7-42

  4. The Politics of Luxury

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 43-74

  5. The Politics of Culture

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 75-145

  6. Consumption and the Castle Administration

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 146-171

  7. The Politics of Consumer Protest

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 172-197

  8. Consumption and the Politics of Irish Identity

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 198-226

  9. Conclusion: Politics, Consumption and Union

    • Martyn J. Powell
    Pages 227-233

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 234-293
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About this book

This book explores the politicization of consumer goods in eighteenth-century Ireland. Moving beyond tangible items purchased by consumers, it examines the political manifestations of the consumption of elite leisure activities, entertainment and display, and in doing so makes a vital contribution to work on the cultural life of the Protestant Ascendancy. As with many other areas of Irish culture and society, consumption cannot be separated from the problems of Anglo-Irish relations, and therefore an appreciation of these politcal overtones is vitally important.

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'Powell provides a well-informed, lively and frequently entertaining study. Above all, his work illustrates the potential for much more research on the subject.' - Liam Chambers, History, The Journal of the Historical Association

'The study, while highlighting key periods in Irish politics, forwards the argument for a link between English consumption and Irish emulation in a thought-provoking way and helps to fill a gap in a much neglected area which will surely advance and encourage further debate on the consumption patterns of Ireland in the eighteenth-century.' - Lisa Griffith, Eighteenth-Century Ireland

About the author

MARTYN J. POWELL is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK. He has published widely on eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. His first book Britain and Ireland in the Eighteenth-Century Crisis of Empire was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2003.

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