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The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923

By Michael Laffan

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0521650739, 9780521650731, 9780511007170
Open Library ID
OL7750174M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4733116 bytes)
Pages
532\532
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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 F?in party routed its enemies, cooperated 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 "democratizing" the Irish revolution--while its successors since have dominated the political life of independent Ireland.

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