Enlightenment in Ruins

Crossing disciplinary boundaries between eighteenth-century studies and Irish studies, this book explores the geographies and politics of Oliver Goldsmith’s complex and productive negotiation of the London literary marketplace during the enlightenment.

Michael Griffin was a writer, editor, political analyst and specialist on the Taliban and Al Qa'ida. He regularly commented on the war in Afghanistan for BBC, Sky and Al Jazeera. As editor he worked for Transparency International, International Alert, Small Arms Survey and ODI. He is the author of Reaping the Whirlwind and Islamic State.

Acknowledgments Chronology of Goldsmith's career List of Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Comparative views of races and nations 1. The cultural climate: natural histories of national character 2. The lie of the land: liberty and travel Part 2: Political landscapes and bodies politic 3. Delicate allegories: Ireland and the East 4. Geographies of Ruin: Ireland, America and Auburn's absentees Ill Fares the Land: Conclusion Bibliography Index