{"product_id":"minor-omissions-tobias-hecht-9780299180348","title":"Minor Omissions","description":"Between the years 1778 and 1784, groups that had previously been excluded from the Irish political sphere women, Catholics, lower-class Protestants, farmers, shopkeepers, and other members of the laboring and agrarian classes began to imagine themselves as civil subjects with a stake in matters of the state. This politicization of non-elites was largely driven by the Volunteers, a local militia force that emerged in Ireland as British troops were called away to the American War of Independence. With remarkable speed, the Volunteers challenged central features of British imperial rule over Ireland and helped citizens express a new Irish national identity.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history.Winner of the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book, American Conference for Irish Studies\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tobias Hecht\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299180344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299180348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.00w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 16 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Tobias Hecht","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721258586367,"sku":"9780299180348","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acca2186-a879-49e6-a118-5a1b8d44eca5.jpg?v=1742752325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minor-omissions-tobias-hecht-9780299180348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}