The Resurrection of Ireland - Laffan, Michael
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Between 1916 and 1923 Ireland experienced a political as well as a military revolution. This book examines how - after the Easter Rising of 1916 - radical revolutionaries formed a precarious coalition with (relatively) moderate politicians. The new Sinn Féin party routed its enemies, co-operated uneasily with the underground Irish government, and achieved most of its objectives before disintegrating in 1922. Its rapid collapse should not distract from its achievements - in particular its role in democratising the Irish revolution - while its successors have since dominated the political life of independent Ireland.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Between 1916 and 1923 Ireland experienced a political as well as a military revolution. This book examines how - after the Easter Rising of 1916 - radical revolutionaries formed a precarious coalition with (relatively) moderate politicians. The new Sinn Féin party routed its enemies, co-operated uneasily with the underground Irish government, and achieved most of its objectives before disintegrating in 1922. Its rapid collapse should not distract from its achievements - in particular its role in democratising the Irish revolution - while its successors have since dominated the political life of independent Ireland.
Autorenporträt
Michael Laffan is a member of the School of History at University College, Dublin. His previous publications include The Partition of Ireland, 1911-1925 (1983) and, as editor, The Burden of German History 1919-1945 (1988).