In The Eternal Paddy, Michael De Nie Examines Anti-irish Prejudice, Anglo-irish Relations, And The Construction Of Irish And British Identities In Nineteenth-century Britain. This Book Provides A New, More Inclusive Approach To The Study Of Irish Identity As Perceived By Britons And Demonstrates That Ideas Of Race Were Inextricably Connected With Class Concerns And Religious Prejudice In Popular Views Of Both Peoples. De Nie Suggests That While Traditional Anti-irish Stereotypes Were Fundamental To British Views Of Ireland, Equally Important Were A Collection Of Sympathetic Discourses And A Self-awareness Of British Prejudice. In The Pages Of The British Newspaper Press, This Dialogue Created A Deep Ambivalence About The Irish People, An Ambivalence That Allowed Most Britons To Assume That The Root Of Ireland's Difficulties Lay In Its Irishness. Drawing On More Than Ninety Newspapers Published In England, Scotland, And Wales, The Eternal Paddy Offers The First Major Detailed Analysis Of British Press Coverage Of Ireland Over The Course Of The Nineteenth Century. This Book Traces The Evolution Of Popular Understandings And Proposed Solutions To The Irish Question, Focusing Particularly On The Interrelationship Between The Press, The Public, And The Politicians. The Work Also Engages With Ongoing Studies Of Imperialism And British Identity, Exploring The Role Of Catholic Ireland In British Perceptions Of Their Own Identity And Their Empire. 1798 And The Union -- The Great Famine, 1845-52 -- The Fenian Era, 1867-70 -- The Land War, 1879-82. Michael De Nie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 311-329) And Index.

The Eternal Paddy: Irish Identity And The British Press, 1798-1882 (history Of Ireland & The Irish Diaspora)

Michael Willem De Nie

de Nie, Michael

History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora, Madison, Wisconsin, 2004

United States, United States of America

1st edition, May 15, 2004

1, PS, 2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and index.

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In <i>The Eternal Paddy</i>, Michael de Nie examines anti-Irish prejudice, Anglo-Irish relations, and the construction of Irish and British identities in nineteenth-century Britain. This book provides a new, more inclusive approach to the study of Irish identity as perceived by Britons and demonstrates that ideas of race were inextricably connected with class concerns and religious prejudice in popular views of both peoples. De Nie suggests that while traditional anti-Irish stereotypes were fundamental to British views of Ireland, equally important were a collection of sympathetic discourses and a self-awareness of British prejudice. In the pages of the British newspaper press, this dialogue created a deep ambivalence about the Irish people, an ambivalence that allowed most Britons to assume that the root of Ireland’s difficulties lay in its Irishness.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Drawing on more than ninety newspapers published in England, Scotland, and Wales, <i>The Eternal Paddy</i> offers the first major detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the nineteenth century. This book traces the evolution of popular understandings and proposed solutions to the "Irish question," focusing particularly on the interrelationship between the press, the public, and the politicians. The work also engages with ongoing studies of imperialism and British identity, exploring the role of Catholic Ireland in British perceptions of their own identity and their empire.</p>

Drawing on more than 90 newspapers, this is a detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the 19th century. It traces the evolution of popular understandings and proposed solutions to the ""Irish question,"" focusing particularly on the interrelationship between the press, the public, and the politicians.