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Roddy Connolly and the Struggle for Socialism in Ireland
Charlie Mcguire
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Description for Roddy Connolly and the Struggle for Socialism in Ireland
Hardcover. Roddy Connolly was the son of James Connolly and a significant political figure in his own right. In a career that lasted over 60 years, he played a central role in many of the Irish Left?s most important political initiatives. This book examines for the first time his career and evaluates his contribution to Irish politics in the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
This book is the first and so far only biography of Irish labour politician, Roddy Connolly, the son of James. His was a career wholly unique in Irish politics. It spanned 65 years and linked in the process the revolutionary politics of the 1916-23 era with the more moderate Irish Labour Party politics of the 1970s. Roddy Connolly took part in the Easter Rising and five years later formed Ireland's first Communist Party. After the dissolution of the CPI, and a brief involvement in the short-lived Workers' Party of Ireland in 1926, Connolly joined the Irish Labour Party. His intention ... Read more
This book is the first and so far only biography of Irish labour politician, Roddy Connolly, the son of James. His was a career wholly unique in Irish politics. It spanned 65 years and linked in the process the revolutionary politics of the 1916-23 era with the more moderate Irish Labour Party politics of the 1970s. Roddy Connolly took part in the Easter Rising and five years later formed Ireland's first Communist Party. After the dissolution of the CPI, and a brief involvement in the short-lived Workers' Party of Ireland in 1926, Connolly joined the Irish Labour Party. His intention ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press Dublin
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184202
SKU
V9781859184202
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About Charlie Mcguire
Charlie McGuire has been a trade union representative in the construction union, UCATT, a journalist, and a tutor in the department of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway. He is currently a history researcher at the University of Teesside
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