PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL RADICALISATION OF IRISH NATIONALISM IN THE AUSTRALIAN PRESS OF THE LATE 1840S
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17308/history/1995-5480/2026/1/19-22Keywords:
Ireland, Irish in Australia, Irish nationalism, land question, social problemsAbstract
Тhis article analyzes Irish nationalist activity in Australia in the end of the 1840s. It explores the nationalist perspective and perception of social problems in Irish society. The author examines nationalist critiques of social inequality, focusing on how nationalists criticized the policies of landowners. The article examines the nationalist perspective and critique of British social policy in Ireland. The author emphasizes that nationalists defined the policies of London and its allies, represented by landlords, as anti-Irish. The trends of gradual po liticization and radicalization of the nationalist vision of social problems in Ireland are shown.
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