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20%OFFConor Kostick - Revolution in Ireland:  Popular Militancy 1917 to 1923 - 9781859184486 - 9781859184486
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Revolution in Ireland: Popular Militancy 1917 to 1923

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Description for Revolution in Ireland: Popular Militancy 1917 to 1923 Hardcover. Describes working-class militancy between 1917 and 1923. This book stresses large scale and considerable impact of mass action and labor activism, challenging traditional interpretations that focus almost exclusively on the role of armed groups. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594 258pp. Second edition
The years from the Easter Rising in 1916 to the ending of the Civil War in 1923 were years full of drama and of fast-changing events, whose outcome shaped Irish society for generations. The conventional narrative of this period is one that focuses on the efforts of the nationalist politicians of various hues and the military activities of the IRA in their struggle to escape the British Empire. But these were also years of extraordinary popular initiatives, directed against both the British administration of the Ireland and indigenous employers. Over a hundred 'soviets' were proclaimed in the period. This book ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Dustjacket Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184486
SKU
9781859184486
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About Conor Kostick
Conor Kostick is an award-winning author of both history and fiction. He holds a PhD. (2005) and gold medal in history from Trinity College Dublin, where he currently teaches.

Reviews for Revolution in Ireland: Popular Militancy 1917 to 1923
This brave and original book, which uncovers with meticulous skill a whole suppressed history, challenges the assumptions of orthodox nationalist and liberal revisionist alike. Terry Eagleton, Professor of Cultural Theory, University of Manchester Written with the polemical verve of a committed socialist, this book contains a great deal of detail on working-class militancy between 1917 and 1923 ... Read more

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