Minding the gaps: exploring the intersection of political economy, colonial ideologies and cultural practice in early modern Ireland.

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      Die Lücken schließen: Die Schnittstelle zwischen politischer Ökonomie, kolonialen Ideologien und kultureller Praxis im früh-neuzeitlichen Irland erkunden. (German)
      ‘Minding the gaps’: el estudio de la intersección entre la economía política, las ideologías coloniales y la práctica cultural en la Irlanda moderna. (Spanish)
      Etude des relations entre économie politique, idéologies coloniales et pratiques culturelles au début de l'époque moderne en Irlande. (French)
      Colmare i divari: interazioni fra economia politica, ideologie coloniali e pratiche culturali nell'Irlanda della prima età moderna. (Italian)
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      SUMMARY: Examinations of the imposition of colonial ideologies actualized through the mechanism of plantation, or enforced settlement, in Ireland often highlight plantation as a stark process that was founded upon, and thus fully accommodated to, a fully-fledged version of mercantile capitalism. Yet on the ground, engagements between peoples reveal that ideologies were incompletely applied, plantation plans seldom realized and new economic formulations incompletely rendered. On close examination, seemingly incompatible economic structures (Gaelic, Old English and incoming plantation) emerge as capable of mutation and accommodation, thus forcing a reconsideration of the rigid interpretations of the rise of capitalism in the early modern Atlantic that has typified scholarship in historical archaeology. The gaps between rhetoric and reality are considered, and a case made for how a more nuanced consideration of the intersections of culturally disparate political economies can yield a deeper understanding of colonial encounters and colonial settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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