Download or read book Figures of Authority in Nineteenth-century Ireland written by Raphaël Ingelbien and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary collection investigates the forms that authority assumed in nineteenth-century Ireland and their relations to international redefinitions of authority. Using new comparative perspectives and archival resources, it examines emerging types of politicians, clerics and professionals, and the extensions of their authority in visual, oral and print cultures.