A detailed study of changing patterns of consumption, showing how these related to wider political, social and economic developments. This book, based on extens

This book explores the politicization of consumer goods in eighteenth-century Ireland. Moving beyond tangible items purchased by consumers, it examines the poli

Told through the prism of the lives of 21 extraordinary women, this remarkable book offers an alternative vision of Irish history – one that puts the spotligh

In the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighboring Ireland as well as exploring and later col

From the moment governments began making money from levying duty on imported goods, a smuggling trade developed to avoid paying such taxes. Whilst the popular i