J. Augusteijn

Broschiertes Buch

Patrick Pearse

The Making of a Revolutionary

Beschreibung

Patrick Pearse was not only the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of physical-force nationalism in Ireland. For a long time, his ideas have either been dismissed or portrayed as dubious because of his association with the use of violence in Northern Ireland. However, the recent 'Peace Process' and the modernisation of Irish society have made it possible to now take a fresh look at this founding father of the Irish state. Based on a wealth of new material on his childhood and underground activities, this first full biography in more than thirty years provides an intimate and revealing account of Pearse's life, and of the development of his ideas on Irish culture, education, and politics. The integrated approach reveals how Pearse gave his own interpretation of ideas that were current in European society at the time, while Augusteijn also offers the first comprehensive analysis of his impact on Ireland after his death. The first full biography of Patrick Pearse, charismatic leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, for over 30 years. Based on new material, it is an intimate account of his life and ideological development

Autor

JOOST AUGUSTEIJN  lectures at Leiden University. He has previously held posts at Trinity College, Dublin and Queens University Belfast. He is author of From Public Defiance to Guerrilla Warfare. The experience of ordinary Volunteers in the Irish War of Independence 1916-1921 (Dublin 1996), and editor of several volumes, including The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923 (London 2002).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-27765-6
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9780230277656
• ISBN-10: 0230277659
• Artikelnr.: 31573957

Rezensionen

'An important contribution to our knowledge of Ireland's most complex revolutionary. By providing a rounded portrait of Patrick Pearse's life, and setting his ideas within the broader context of his times, Augusteijn offers a compelling account of Pearse's journey from cultural nationalism to republican violence.' - Fearghal McGarry, Queen's University Belfast

'A welcome and much-needed reassessment of the life of Patrick Pearse. Drawing on many previously unknown sources, Augustejin describes a figure who is more complex, and ultimately more human, than the popular image of Pearse allows. This book will surely become essential reading for anyone interested in Pearse and his times.' - Brian Crowley, Curator of the Pearse Museum, Dublin

'This book is a major contribution to our undestanding of Patrick Pearse and early twentieth-century Ireland. Any further analysis will rest on a solid base of empirical research, and in providing this thorough account of Pearse's life, Joost Augusteijn has opened up significant new dimensions of his subject for exploration.' - Irish Historical Studies