Conor Cruise O'Brien - Whelan, Diarmuid
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This is the first comprehensive study of the life, mind, and writings of Conor Cruise OBrien. It is first and foremost a study of the main currents of thought in his writings, such as the centrality of religion to his conception of politics and his understanding of nationalism. In OBriens case, however, the contradictions of his upbringing a secular, cosmopolitan legacy entwined with the more mainstream religious nationalist tradition from his mothers political clan combine to form his original and distinctive contribution to Irish intellectual life. In writing this book, the unique…mehr

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This is the first comprehensive study of the life, mind, and writings of Conor Cruise OBrien. It is first and foremost a study of the main currents of thought in his writings, such as the centrality of religion to his conception of politics and his understanding of nationalism. In OBriens case, however, the contradictions of his upbringing a secular, cosmopolitan legacy entwined with the more mainstream religious nationalist tradition from his mothers political clan combine to form his original and distinctive contribution to Irish intellectual life. In writing this book, the unique transaction between OBrien and the individuals whose ideas have shaped his mind is fleshed out in parallel with the events of the life of this intellectual engag. The book is enhanced by the authors access to his private papers, as well as a year long immersion in his familys papers in the National Library of Ireland. Some of the previously unseen material includes a nationalist history of Irela