Nuala C. Johnson explores the complex relationship between social memory and space in the representation of war in Ireland. The Irish experience of the Great War, and its commemoration, is the location of Dr Johnson's sustained and pioneering examination of the development of memorial landscapes, and her study represents a major contribution both to cultural geography and to the historiography of remembrance. Attractively illustrated, this book combines theoretical perspectives with original primary research showing how memory literally took place in post-1918 Ireland, and the various conflicts and struggles that were both a cause and effect of this process. Of interest to scholars in a number of disciplines, Ireland, The Great War and The Geography of Remembrance shows powerfully how Irish efforts to collectively remember the Great War were constantly in dialogue with issues surrounding the national question, and the memorials themselves bore witness to these tensions and ambiguities.

‘… a challenging, highly stimulating and valuable contribution to an increasingly popular field of inquiry.’

Source: European History Quarterly

'… a sophisticated and theoretically engaged analysis … For students of Irish history … this book fills a significant gap, particularly with respect to the synthesis of detailed primary archival material with a well-developed theoretical perspective … makes a significant contribution to the wider field of cultural geography and the politics of memory … Johnson has marshalled a very impressive array of material into a well-written and mature account that successfully animates the spaces of memory … a thoroughly readable and highly original monograph that leaves the reader very much enlightened but also still curious … like all good books, the reader will go away with more questions than they started with … this ambitious monograph is sure to make its mark as an important and influential text within a fairly crowded line-up of books on Irish history, culture and society … a clear and original manner that brings out the nuances of the subject matter, while never losing its thoughtful contextualization within wider academic debates.'

Source: Progress in Human Geography

'… probing analysis and insightful interpretation … a sustained and quite compelling analysis … Written in a prose style that is both cogent and accessible, the book is well-illustrated, replete with a range of maps, photographs, and noteworthy case studies. This is a work which will undoubtedly appeal to scholars of the historical and cultural geography of Ireland, as well as to those with an interest in the intersections between landscape, memory, and identity more broadly.'

Source: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

'… this book merits a warm welcome … the author displays a commendable breadth of vision and ambition.'

Source: Irish Studies Review

‘Nuala Johnson‘s book covers an interesting and under-researched topic and makes some interesting comparisons between commemoration in Ireland and that in Great Britain, the USA and western Europe.‘

Source: War in History

'… interesting and readable. … [Johnson] deserves credit for her ambitious efforts and, most of all, for her many informative and sensible lines of argument on the spatial dimension of remembrance.'

Geografiska Annaler Source: Series B: Human Geography