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Nationalist Revolutionaries in Ireland, 1858-1928

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The present-day Republic of Ireland was created by a revolutionary élite which developed between 1858 and 1914. This book analyses the social origins of the revolutionary politicians who became the rulers of Ireland after 1922 and examines their political preconceptions, ideologies and prejudices. Tom Garvin argues that in many cases they were not only influenced by old agrarian grievances or memories of the Famine, but also, and more immediately, by the contemporary Catholic abhorrence of the Protestant and secular world symbolised by London, England and, to some extent, America.

Drawing on the evidence of private letters and diaries ... Read more

This book, a classic of its type, now appears for the first time in paperback. It demonstrates all of Tom Garvin’s intellectual and interpretative daring, his willingness to address major political and historical issues in a wholly original and thought-provoking way and his search for historical trails ignored by others.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717139682
SKU
9780717139682
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About Tom Garvin
Tom Garvin is Emeritus Professor of Politics at University College Dublin and an honorary research fellow at IBIS. His books include Nationalist Revolutionaries inIreland (1987), 1922: The Birth of Irish Democracy (1996), and Preventing theFuture:Why was Ireland so poor for so long? (2004). He is also the author of many articles and chapters on Irish and comparative politics. He is ... Read more

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