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Book Synopsis
This history of modern Ireland follows the thread of 1916’s ‘revolutionary tradition’ as it has unravelled across the century.

Trade Review
'A fluent, indignant book' -- Neil Hegarty, Irish Times
'A vivid and vital account of how class shaped the national movement which arose in the wake of the Rising - and thus shaped the Ireland we live in today' -- Eamonn McCann, Irish journalist, and author of 'War and an Irish Town' (Pluto, 1993)
'An essential and unparalleled joy to read' -- Socialist Review

Table of Contents
Preface
1. Ireland Turned Upside Down
2. 1916: Armed Insurrection
3. The Irish Revolution
4. Republicanism and Counter-Revolution
5. A Most Conservative Country
6. The Rise and Fall of Radical Republicanism
7. From the Ashes a Phoenix Is Born
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

1916 Irelands Revolutionary Tradition

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9780745336329, 978-0745336329
      ISBN10: 0745336329

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This history of modern Ireland follows the thread of 1916’s ‘revolutionary tradition’ as it has unravelled across the century.

      Trade Review
      'A fluent, indignant book' -- Neil Hegarty, Irish Times
      'A vivid and vital account of how class shaped the national movement which arose in the wake of the Rising - and thus shaped the Ireland we live in today' -- Eamonn McCann, Irish journalist, and author of 'War and an Irish Town' (Pluto, 1993)
      'An essential and unparalleled joy to read' -- Socialist Review

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      1. Ireland Turned Upside Down
      2. 1916: Armed Insurrection
      3. The Irish Revolution
      4. Republicanism and Counter-Revolution
      5. A Most Conservative Country
      6. The Rise and Fall of Radical Republicanism
      7. From the Ashes a Phoenix Is Born
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Select Bibliography
      Index

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