Ordinary Lives, Death, and Social Class: Dublin City Coroner's Court, 1876-1902

ISBN-13: 9780198865780 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

Associate Professor i Ciara (Associate Professor in History

Recenzje

Through its exploration of lives and deaths of "ordinary" Irish people, this book shows the remarkable potential of the seemingly mundane. Ciara Breathnach skillfully probes the records of the City of Dublin Coroner's Court to understand the enormous complexity of day-to-day life, including the influence and importance of place, the impact of medicine and changing conceptions of health, and the very tangible impact of gender, class, and power had on individual bodies, families, and communities. The result is a text that is deeply engaging and enlightening. Moreover, the methodology and approach to research should, and no doubt will, provide critical guidance and inspiration to scholars from a number of disciplines, promising to raise the visibility and potential of Irish Studies as a whole.

O autorze

Ciara Breathnach is Associate Professor in History at the University of Limerick where she has worked since 2005. She is currently an Irish Research Council Laureate Awardee (2018-2022) and has published widely on Irish socio-economic, gender, cultural, and health history.