Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The naturalisation of nation-building in the nineteenth century -- English nation-building and seventeenth century Ireland -- "Political arithmetic" and the early origins of the "troublesome Irish" -- Theorising the nation in Ireland -- Nationalising people, places, and historical records in nineteenth century Ireland -- Social and ethnic collectivities in nation-building ireland -- Pressing home the nation -- Political pamphlets and provincial newspapers in unionist Ulster -- Mapping the imagined community of the nation in Ireland.

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