Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish Diaspora, 1750-1764 by B. Bankhurst (En

Description: Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish Diaspora, 1750-1764 by B. Bankhurst Bankhurst examines how news regarding the violent struggle to control the borderlands of British North America between 1740 and 1760 resonated among communities in Ireland with familial links to the colonies. This work considers how intense Irish press coverage and American fundraising drives in Ireland produced empathy among Ulster Presbyterians. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Bankhurst examines how news regarding the violent struggle to control the borderlands of British North America between 1740 and 1760 resonated among communities in Ireland with familial links to the colonies. This work considers how intense Irish press coverage and American fundraising drives in Ireland produced empathy among Ulster Presbyterians. Author Biography Benjamin Bankhurst is currently a Research Assistant on the Dissenting Academy Libraries project at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He completed his PhD in history at Kings College London and his research explores the interrelated histories of eighteenth-century Ireland and colonial North America resulting from mass migration. Table of Contents Introduction: John Moores Crossing, 1760 1. Atlantic Migration and North America in the Irish Presbyterian Imagination 2. The Press, Associational Culture and Popular Imperialism in Ulster, 1750-1764 3. He Never Wants for Suitable Instruments: The Seven Years War as a War of Religion 4. Sorrowful Spectators: Ulster Presbyterian Opinion and American Frontier Atrocity 5. An Infant Sister Church, in Great Distress, Amidst a Great Wilderness: American Presbyterian Fundraising in Ireland, 1752-1763 Postscript: John Moores Return and Reflections on America, 1763 Review Winner of the 2014 Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Books, in association with the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS)"Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish diaspora, 1750-1764 remains a stimulating study, and one which will be of interest not only to historians of migration or Ulster Presbyterianism but also to scholars of Ireland and empire." (Jonathan Jeffrey Wright, Studia Hibernica, Vol. 41, 2014) Promotional Springer Book Archives Review Quote Winner of the 2014 Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Books, in association with the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) "Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish diaspora, 1750-1764remains a stimulating study, and one which will be of interest not only tohistorians of migration or Ulster Presbyterianism but also to scholars ofIreland and empire." (Jonathan Jeffrey Wright, Studia Hibernica, Vol. 41, 2014) Details ISBN1349460397 Language English ISBN-10 1349460397 ISBN-13 9781349460397 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Short Title ULSTER PRESBYTERIANS & THE SCO Media Book Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-01 Pages 202 Edition 1st Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Author B. Bankhurst UK Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 Illustrations XIII, 202 p. Edition Description 1st ed. 2013 Series Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World Alternative 9781137328199 DEWEY 327.70416090 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131294525;

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