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Seán MacBride: A Republican Life, 1904-1946
Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid
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Description for Seán MacBride: A Republican Life, 1904-1946
Paperback. Focusing on one of Ireland's most abidingly controversial political figures, this book gives a thorough account of Sean MacBride's republican activities, also exploring political subversion within the Irish Free State, the nature of Irish republican collaboration with Nazi Germany, and the larger narrative of a revolutionary movement in decline. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
This book critically examines the republican career of one of Ireland’s more controversial political figures, Seán MacBride (1904-1988), focusing on his subversive activities prior to his reinvention as a constitutional politician. MacBride, a Nobel and Lenin prize-winning humanitarian, was a youthful participant in the Irish Revolution of 1916-1923. He was an active member of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence, and found himself on the losing side of the 1922-23 Civil War. Rising through the ranks of the depleted and demoralised post-revolutionary republican movement, MacBride occupied a leadership position in the Irish ... Read more
This book critically examines the republican career of one of Ireland’s more controversial political figures, Seán MacBride (1904-1988), focusing on his subversive activities prior to his reinvention as a constitutional politician. MacBride, a Nobel and Lenin prize-winning humanitarian, was a youthful participant in the Irish Revolution of 1916-1923. He was an active member of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence, and found himself on the losing side of the 1922-23 Civil War. Rising through the ranks of the depleted and demoralised post-revolutionary republican movement, MacBride occupied a leadership position in the Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781380116
SKU
V9781781380116
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About Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid
Dr Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Sheffield. From 2010-1012 she was Rutherford Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge.
Reviews for Seán MacBride: A Republican Life, 1904-1946
Reviews'An extremely interesting biographical study, written with a light and sensitive hand, which skilfully paints a credible portrait of a complex and elusive character.' Eunan O’Halpin, Trinity College Dublin '[An] ... elegantly written and penetrating study of MacBride’s early career... Nic Dháibhéid’s book charts [MacBride's] life up to the formation of Clann na Poblachta, in 1946, tracing with a ... Read more