{"product_id":"the-irish-revolution-9781479808892","title":"The Irish Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Irish Revolution was shaped by international actors and events \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish War of Independence is often understood as the culmination of centuries of political unrest between Ireland and the English. However, the conflict also has a vitally important yet vastly understudied international dimension. \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Revolution: A Global History \u003c\/i\u003ereassesses the conflict as an inherently transnational event, examining how circumstances and individuals abroad shaped the course Ireland's struggle for independence.\u003cbr\u003eBringing together leading international scholars of modern Ireland, its diaspora, and the British Empire, this volume discusses the Irish revolution in a truly global sense. The text situates the conflict in the wider context of the international flourishing of anti-colonial movements following World War I. Despite the differences between these movements, their proponents communicated extensively with each other, learning from and engaging with other revo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing impressive new scholarship on the global dimensions of the Irish Revolution, Mannion and McGarry provide much needed coherence to this emergent but still diffuse and underdeveloped aspect of the historiography, resulting in a cutting-edge reader on a critical theme that currently lacks a single dedicated volume. Most impressively, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e features many neglected or virtually unknown international influences and comparative case studies, including Algerian, Egyptian, Korean, Panamanian, and African-American contexts, making it a novel contribution to our understanding of the international dimensions of anti-colonial (and colonial) discourses, networks, and responses to Irish events. -- Gavin Foster, author of The Irish Civil War and Society: Politics, Class and Conflict\u003cbr\u003eA truly groundbreaking volume whose international contributions force a great reimagining of the Irish Revolution. A must-read for anyone interested in Irish history. -- Timothy McMahon, Marquette University\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant collection of essays, written by some of the leading authorities on the subject. The book takes us from Dublin to Delhi, from Algeria to Australia, and many other places in-between, and greatly enriches our understanding of the global repercussions and entanglements of what happened in Ireland between 1916 and 1922. Essential reading for anyone who is interested in the global interconnectedness of revolutionary struggle during this period. -- Robert Gerwarth, Professor of Modern History at University College Dublin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409050607959,"sku":"9781479808892","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479808892.jpg?v=1730505245","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-irish-revolution-9781479808892","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}