Mac Laughlin, Jim. creator text London Pluto Press 2001 monographic 289 p. ; 23 cm. Introduction The naturalisation of nation-building in the nineteenth century English nation-building and seventeenth century Ireland ' Political arithmetic' and the early origins of ethnic minorities Theorising the nation Nationalising people, places, and historical records in nineteenth century Ireland Social and ethnic collectivities in nation-building Ireland Pressing home the nation Pamphlet wars and provincial newspapers in Protestant Ulster The surveillance state and the imagined community Local politics and nation-building. Jim Mac Laughlin Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-284) and index. Ireland Nationalism Irish question Politics and government 941.5081 LAU/R 0745313698 (hardback) 0745313647 (pbk.)