States of Mind

Oliver MacDonagh (1924-2002) was renowned as a scholar in modern British and Irish history. He became Foundation Professor and Chairman at the newly founded Flinders University in Australia. Atter a return to Ireland as Professor of Modern History at Cork, he was appointed W.K. Hancock Professor of History at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. He wrote books on Irish emigration, Irish political history, 18th century administration and government in Victorian Britain.

Original Reviews of States of Mind: ‘States of Mind combines imagination, wit, erudition and literary and analytical skills of the highest order. On the MacDonagh level--admittedly reached by few--history is an art as well as a science" Dervia Murphy.‘It is quite simply a masterpiece’. The Economist‘This brilliantly glancing study…Most books three times as long do not give cause for half as much thought.’ Roy Foster, Observer.

• 1.Time 2. Place 3. Property 4. Politics Pacific 5. Politics Bellicose 6. Politics Clerical 7. The Politics of Gaelic 8. England’s Opportunism, Ireland’s Difficulty.