New History of the Isle of Man Vol. 5: The Modern Period, 1830-1999 (Volume 5)

A New History of the Isle of Man will provide a new benchmark for the study of the island’s history. In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times. The Modern Period is the first volume to be published. Wide in coverage, embracing political, constitutional, economic, labor, social and cultural developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the volume is particularly concerned with issues of image, identity and representation. From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors’ retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial center. Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 The Onset of Modernity, 1830-80......Page 33 Constitutional Development and Public Policy, 1900-79......Page 109 Tynwald Transformed, 1980-96......Page 200 Economic History, 1830-1996......Page 222 Labour History......Page 294 Introduction......Page 326 The Manx Language......Page 327 The Use of Englishes......Page 331 Nineteenth-century Literature in English Relating to the Isle of Man......Page 338 Literature in English since 1900......Page 346 The Media......Page 352 Folklore......Page 358 Religion in the Nineteenth Century......Page 372 Architecture, Photography and Sculpture......Page 379 Painting......Page 391 Dramatic Entertainment......Page 393 Music......Page 398 Associational Culture, 1830–1914......Page 408 Local Events......Page 421 Sport......Page 424 Motor-Cycle Road Racing......Page 425 Statistical Appendix......Page 432 Index......Page 452 A New History of the Isle of Man will provide a new benchmark for the study of the island's history. In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times. The Modern Period is the first volume to be published. Wide in coverage, embracing political, constitutional, economic, labour, social and cultural developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the volume is particularly concerned with issues of image, identity and representation. From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors'retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial centre. This study of the Isle of Man surveys all aspects of its history, from the evolution of the landscape to coverage of the political, constitutional, economic, labour, social and cultural developments in the 19th and 20th centuries -- V. 5. The Modern Period 1830-1999 / Edited By John Belchem. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.