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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: 20/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9780745336374, 978-0745336374
      ISBN10: 074533637X
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      Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Revolutionary groups and movements

      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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