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The Irish Women's Movement: From Revolution to Devolution
Linda Connolly
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Description for The Irish Women's Movement: From Revolution to Devolution
paperback. This analysis and history of the emergence and development of the Irish women's movement from the 1860s to the 21st century shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400.
This superbly incisive, comprehensive history of the Irish women’s movement from the 1860s to the twenty-first century – appearing for the first time in paperback – shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. While feminism is a major intellectual and political tradition in Ireland, it has been misrepresented and misunderstood in mainstream Irish studies. This survey of key historical and contemporary perspectives redresses that imbalance. It demonstrates how the women’s movement fundamentally challenged established interpretations of the way in which modern Irish society has evolved over time, creating new theoretical ... Read more
This superbly incisive, comprehensive history of the Irish women’s movement from the 1860s to the twenty-first century – appearing for the first time in paperback – shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. While feminism is a major intellectual and political tradition in Ireland, it has been misrepresented and misunderstood in mainstream Irish studies. This survey of key historical and contemporary perspectives redresses that imbalance. It demonstrates how the women’s movement fundamentally challenged established interpretations of the way in which modern Irish society has evolved over time, creating new theoretical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843510253
SKU
9781843510253
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About Linda Connolly
LINDA CONNOLLY lectures in Sociology at the University College Cork, Ireland.
Reviews for The Irish Women's Movement: From Revolution to Devolution
‘Ireland’s first book-length study of this transformative social movement . . . Linda Connolly not only charts a tradition but lays down a challenge.’ – Aine McCarthy, Sunday Tribune