Ireland and Poland: A Comparison

Name: Ireland and Poland: A Comparison
Author: T. W. Rolleston

This book is a comparison of the histories, cultures, and societies of Ireland and Poland. It examines the similarities and differences between the two countries, and how they have interacted with each other over the centuries. It looks at the political, economic, and social developments in both countries, and how they have been shaped by their respective histories. It also looks at the impact of religion, language, and immigration on both countries. The book also looks at the current state of affairs in both countries, and how they are dealing with the challenges of the 21st century. Finally, it looks at the potential for future cooperation between the two countries.

By T. W. Rolleston · First published 1957 · Genre: Comparative History, Non-Fiction, Political Science · 10 chapters · 4,646 words

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So much to clear the ground in regard to the Home Rule controversy. I shall now ask the reader to glance for a moment at the condition of Ireland fifty years ago. At that time almost the whole agricultural population were in the position of tenants-at-will, with no security either against increased rents or arbitrary eviction. The housing of the rural population, and especially of the agricultural labourers, was wretched in the extreme. Local taxation and administration were wholly in the hands of Grand Juries, bodies appointed by the Crown from among the country gentlemen in each district. Irish Roman Catholics were without any system of University education comparable to that which Protestants had enjoyed for three hundred years in the University of Dublin. A Church which, whatever its historic claims may have been, numbered only about 12 per cent. of the population was established by law and supported by tithes levied on the whole country. Technical education was inaccessible to the great bulk of the nation; and in no department of public education, of any grade or by whomsoever administered, was any attention paid to Irish history, the Irish language, Irish literature, or any subject which might lead young Irishmen to a better knowledge and understanding of the special problems of their country and its special claims to the love and respect of its children.

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Work type: Article
Author: T. W. Rolleston
Date: 1957 CE
Language: English
Genres: Comparative History, Non-Fiction, Political Science, Cultural Studies
Length: 4,646 words
Structure: 10 chapters, 32 paragraphs
Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)

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Comparative History — The title of the book implies a comparison between Ireland and Poland, which is a form of comparative history.
Non-Fiction — The book is likely to be a non-fiction work, as it is written by T. W. Rolleston and is focused on a comparison between two countries.
Political Science — The book is likely to include an analysis of the political systems of both Ireland and Poland, making it a work of political science.
Cultural Studies — The book is likely to include an analysis of the cultures of both Ireland and Poland, making it a work of cultural studies.

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