English Richard - Irish Freedom - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Richard English's brilliant new book now available in paperback is a compelling narrative history of Irish nationalism in which events are not merely recounted but analysed. Full of rich detail drawn from years of original research and also from the extensive specialist literature on the subject it offers explanations of why Irish nationalists have believed and acted as they have why their ideas and strategies have changed over time and what effect Irish nationalism has had in shaping modern Ireland. It takes us from the Ulster Plantation to Home Rule from the Famine of 1847 to the Hunger Strikes of the 1970s from Parnell to Pearse from Wolfe Tone to Gerry Adams from the bitter struggle of the Civil War to the uneasy peace of the early twenty - first century. Is it imaginable that Ireland might as some have suggested be about to enter a post - nationalist period? Or will Irish nationalism remain a defining force on the island in future years? 'a courageous and successful attempt to synthesise the entire story between two covers for the neophyte and for the exhausted specialist alike Tom Garvin Irish Times
Title: Irish Freedom
Author(s): English Richard
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9780330427593
Pages: 640 Pages
Publication Date: 4/1/2008
Category: British & Irish History