{"product_id":"irelands-revolutionary-diplomat-9780268105051","title":"Irelands Revolutionary Diplomat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeopold Kerney was one of the most influential diplomats of twentieth-century Irish history. This book presents the first comprehensive biography of Kerney''s career in its entirety from his recruitment to the diplomatic service to his time in France, Spain, Argentina, and Chile. Barry Whelan's work provides fascinating new perceptions of Irish diplomatic history at seminal periods of the twentieth century, including the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, the Anglo-Irish Economic War, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, from an eyewitness to those events. Drawing on over a decade of archival research in repositories in France, Germany, Britain, Spain, and Ireland, as well as through unique and unrestricted access to Kerney''s private papers, Whelan successfully challenges previously published analyses of Kerney''s work and debunks many of the perceived controversies surrounding his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIreland''s Revolutionary Diplomat\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life Kerney''s connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new study of Leopold Kerney provides a fascinating account of a largely overlooked figure in Irish history. As a biography, it fulfills an important role, but it also provides a valuable new perspective on Irish, French, and Spanish political culture in the early twentieth century. Barry Whelan's use of sources is excellent, and he provides an insightful account of the career of an Irish diplomat during a turbulent period in Europe's history. Highly recommended for anyone interested in this period or in politics and history in general.\" —David Murphy, Maynooth University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIreland’s Revolutionary Diplomat\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed study of Leopold Kerney, an important but often overlooked figure in Ireland’s turbulent twentieth-century political history. Barry Whelan presents a balanced, meticulous, and thorough work that is a delight to read. You will not be disappointed.\" —Timothy J. Demy, U.S. Naval War College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This biography of Leopold Kerney focuses on his time in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and the first decade of the Francoist regime. The work draws on the previously unavailable private papers of Kerney. To me, the central point illuminated by this book is the difficulties in moving from a clientalist system to a professionalized civil service. Barry Whelan has done an admirable job highlighting this issue.\" —Jason Knirck, Central Washington University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Barry Whelan] gives a valuable insight into the early years of the Irish diplomatic service by going behind the official records. He has also helped restore the reputation of one of its pioneers.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[In] Whelan's biography of Kerney, his meticulous research successfully upends what has hitherto prevailed as academia's received wisdom.\" —\u003ci\u003eHistory of Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This monograph is a strong piece of research and an original contribution to the growing number of Irish diplomat biographies. Based on an examination of new primary source material, Whelan’s book is as impressive as it is original.” —\u003ci\u003eIrish Migration Studies in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400751259991,"sku":"9780268105051","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/irelands-revolutionary-diplomat-9780268105051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}