A Nation of Politicians: Gender, Patriotism, and Political Culture in Late Eighteenth-Century Ireland

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 3 1 “Alehouse Politicians”: The Culture of Print and the Political Nation 28 2 “Paddy Shall Rise”: Celebration, Commemoration, and National Identity 56 3 Shopping for Ireland: Consumption, Gender, and the Politics of Free Trade 82 4 The New Magna Carta: Voluntary Association, the Crowd, and the Uses of Official Political Culture 106 5 A Rage Militaire: The Volunteers 128 6 “Playing the Man”: Invasion, Masculinity, and the Citizen-Soldier 151 7 Petticoat Government: Women and Patriotism 178 8 “A Democratical Spirit”: Reform, Protectionism, and Popular Politics 202 Conclusion 234 Notes 243 Bibliography 297 Index 323 v ...