A New History of the Isle of Man
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A New History of the Isle of Man is a series of five books looking back at at the history of the island from its formation in Prehistoric times to notable events in the recent past.
Parts of this page are created from information made available by Liverpool University's Centre for Manx Studies
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Volume 1
| 1. Evolution of the Natural Landscape | |
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| Synopsis | An account of the natural forces which shaped the Island's landscape from its formation some 500 million years ago to the present nature of the Manx environment and landscape. The story of the island's colonisation by plants and animals sets the scene for the later volumes which deal with the impact of man's arrival. |
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Volume 2
| 2. Prehistory | |
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| Synopsis | Dealing with the prehistory of the Isle of Man up to the Norse arrival. It sets the early human settlement of Mann in the context of modern knowledge of the Irish Sea Basin and will include discussion on themes such as environmental and landscape history, language and culture, the 'Celticisation' of the Isle of Man, external relations over time, the uniqueness or otherwise of the indigenous cultures and the prehistoric legacy. |
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Volume 3
| 3. The Medieval Period 1000-1405 | |
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| Synopsis | This extraordinarily formative period in the island's history produced a remarkable change in the political and cultural orientation of the Isle of Man. The reassessment of the medieval legacy of Man highlights the island's position as a cockpit of English, Scottish, Irish and Norwegian power- politics, exploring the multi-cultural traditions of Man, and reassessing the role it was to play throughout the medieval period as a focal point in a complex nexus of inter- relationships (linguistic, economic, ecclesiastical, political, military and so forth) which linked the various peoples of the British Isles and Scandinavia. |
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Volume 4
| 4. The Derby and Atholl Periods 1405-1830 | |
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| Synopsis | This period includes a re-examination of the island's political fortunes between the grant of the island to Sir John Stanley and his heirs in 1405-6 and the severance of the last link with his descendants in 1830. The nature of the Manx economy, with its basis in farming and fishing, the effects of the rise and fall of the `running trade' - smuggling - in the late seventeenth century, the Manx Church and the work of such energetic bishops as Phillips, Wilson and Hildesley. Other chapters deal with Manx society, the expansion of urban settlement, the tenurial problems which culminated in the Act of Settlement of 1704, popular culture, language and literature and developments in architecture. |
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Volume 5
| 5. The Modern Period 1830-1999 | |
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| Synopsis | This volume continues the account of the Island's history, exploring facets of Manx life since 1830, through political and legal history, public and social policy, agriculture, fishing, manufacturing and mining industries, trade and communications, tourism and the finance sector. A major overview of the Isle of Man in the nineteenth century provides the key demographic, political and economic details of post-1830 expansion, focusing on how the island saw itself, the images it sought to project and how it was perceived at home and abroad. The religious history (with an emphasis on Methodism) and popular culture (including language, literature, folklore, sport and the arts) is also examined, along with a study of the social, economic, demographic and political impact of the two world wars and the contemporary debate about topics such as regionalism, devolution, and post-industrialism. |
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