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Remembering 1916: The Easter Rising, the Somme and the Politics of Memory in Ireland
Richard Grayson
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Description for Remembering 1916: The Easter Rising, the Somme and the Politics of Memory in Ireland
Paperback. A pioneering analysis of how the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme have been remembered in Ireland since 1916. Editor(s): Grayson, Richard S.; McGarry, Fearghal. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
The year 1916 witnessed two events that would profoundly shape both politics and commemoration in Ireland over the course of the following century. Although the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme were important historical events in their own right, their significance also lay in how they came to be understood as iconic moments in the emergence of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on history, politics, anthropology and cultural studies, this volume explores how the memory of these two foundational events has been constructed, mythologised and revised over the course of the past ... Read more
The year 1916 witnessed two events that would profoundly shape both politics and commemoration in Ireland over the course of the following century. Although the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme were important historical events in their own right, their significance also lay in how they came to be understood as iconic moments in the emergence of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on history, politics, anthropology and cultural studies, this volume explores how the memory of these two foundational events has been constructed, mythologised and revised over the course of the past ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781316509272
SKU
9781316509272
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About Richard Grayson
Richard Grayson is Professor of Twentieth-Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is the author of Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War (2009) and edited At War with the 16th Irish Division: The Staniforth Letters, 1914-18 (2012). He has engaged widely with community groups on First World War remembrance especially ... Read more
Reviews for Remembering 1916: The Easter Rising, the Somme and the Politics of Memory in Ireland
'A timely contribution to the ongoing debate on memory and commemoration in Ireland; this authoritative collection of essays, which examines two of the most significant events in Ireland's 'decade of centenaries', is important both for scholars and for those who are currently involved in commemorative events.' Mary E. Daly, author of Sixties Ireland: Reshaping the Economy, State and Society, 1957-73 ... Read more